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Carter Reservation

Carter Reservation from directly overhead

Carter Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -0 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hansen-Powell Parcel, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57459, -70.55270

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Childs River Access: 1.1 mi
  • Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 1.2 mi
  • Fonseca Park: 1.5 mi
  • Teaticket Park: 2.2 mi
  • Trotting Park: 2.4 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Historic sites: 50
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Katharine Lee Bates: 3.5 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 6.2 mi
  • Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 6.3 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 6.4 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 27
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 3.1 mi
  • The Liberté: 3.5 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 7.0 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 8.1 mi
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 12
Rest areas: 8
  • truck pull-off: 11.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.9 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 15.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.8 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Carter Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillSSW 213°94.8 m17.8 mi
Pine HillN 356°93 m9.3 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 17°85 m11.5 mi
Flatrock HillN 3°82 m12.5 mi
Avery HillN 359°80 m10.9 mi
Prospect HillSW 215°78 m17.6 mi
Discovery HillNNE 23°77 m11.3 mi
Deer Horn HillNNW 342°71 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:54
June solstice05:0919:3820:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0615:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323337475665727266564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29698785

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