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Chatham Rail Trail Extension

Chatham Rail Trail Extension from directly overhead

Chatham Rail Trail Extension is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sutphin At Island Pond Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 4.4 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68827, -70.08421

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brooks Park: 0.7 mi
  • Larsen Park: 1.7 mi
  • Belmont Park: 2.6 mi
  • Former Camp Wono: 3.3 mi
  • Johnny Kelley Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 46
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 35
Attractions: 15
Gardens: 12
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 20.8 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 1.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 2.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.1 mi
  • rest area: 4.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Picnick Area: 6.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chatham Rail Trail Extension. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNNE 28°165 m5.4 mi
Pine HillW 273°93 m24.9 mi
Telegraph HillW 279°85 m21.0 mi
Flatrock HillW 281°82 m23.9 mi
Avery HillW 277°80 m24.6 mi
Discovery HillW 277°77 m19.9 mi
Discovery HillWNW 282°61 m24.9 mi
Signal HillWNW 302°60 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0719:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0515:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313137455564717164544537
Precip in3.83.74.34.13.53.32.83.43.94.74.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Harwich, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1271644963

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