Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Center Hill
Center Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 5.8 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 7.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006-02-07
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.85741, -70.52907
- 7.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Center Hill: 0.0 mi
- Center Hill: 0.0 mi
- Center Hill: 0.0 mi
- Center Hill: 0.0 mi
- Center Hill: 0.1 mi
Beaches
- Surfside Beach: 1.1 mi
- Pilgrim Beach: 2.2 mi
- Colony Beach: 2.3 mi
- The Strand: 3.5 mi
- Main Beach: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Hio Hill: 1.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mountain Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bay Hill: 2.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Hedges Pond Recreational Area and Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Fresh Pond Park: 3.4 mi
- Elmer E. Raymond Playground: 3.4 mi
- Briggs Playground: 3.7 mi
- Sagamore Beach Colony Club: 4.1 mi
Museums: 58
- Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center: 6.0 mi
- Sandwich Glass Museum: 7.0 mi
- Hoxie House: 7.2 mi
- Plimoth Plantation: 7.5 mi
- Wing Fort House: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Sagamore Hill Trail: 5.7 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 7.0 mi
- Samuel M. Beale, Jr, M.D.: 7.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Maritime Park: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 36
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 9.5 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 9.7 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 9.7 mi
- Massasoit: 9.7 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 21
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 5.9 mi
- Herring Run: 6.1 mi
- The Green Briar Nature Center: 8.3 mi
- Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 8.3 mi
- Mayflower II: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 7.5 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 7.6 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 7.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.6 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Lookout Point: 1.6 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Hog Island: 10.7 mi
- High Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Fullers Point: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 11
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 8.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.3 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Plymouth Light: 10.8 mi
- Pumphouse: 10.8 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 6.0 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Long Point: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Center Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | NNW 327° | 114 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pine Hills | NNW 331° | 95 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 190° | 93 m | 10.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSE 165° | 85 m | 8.8 mi |
| Monks Hill | NW 306° | 83 m | 12.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | S 184° | 82 m | 7.1 mi |
| Avery Hill | S 190° | 80 m | 8.8 mi |
| Discovery Hill | SSE 161° | 77 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29900620
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