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Center Hill Preserve

Center Hill Preserve from directly overhead

Center Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Hill, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85506, -70.52875

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
  • Hio Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mountain Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Indian Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Bay Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Hedges Pond Recreational Area and Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Elmer E. Raymond Playground: 3.2 mi
  • Fresh Pond Park: 3.5 mi
  • Briggs Playground: 3.9 mi
  • Sagamore Beach Colony Club: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Sagamore Hill Trail: 5.5 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 6.8 mi
  • Samuel M. Beale, Jr, M.D.: 7.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Maritime Park: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 36
Attractions: 21
Gardens: 16
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 7.3 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 7.4 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.4 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 11
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 8.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 12.1 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 5.9 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Center Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNW 328°114 m5.9 mi
Pine HillsNNW 331°95 m6.3 mi
Pine HillS 191°93 m10.3 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 165°85 m8.7 mi
Monks HillNW 306°83 m12.4 mi
Flatrock HillS 184°82 m7.0 mi
Avery HillS 190°80 m8.6 mi
Discovery HillSSE 161°77 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29900017

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