Christian Town Woods
Christian Town Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Irvin Property, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 25 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 29.6 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
- Irvin Property: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Whipporwill: 1.2 mi
- Seven Gates: 1.3 mi
- Seven Gates: 1.4 mi
- Lamberts Cove Beach: 1.7 mi
- Lake Tashmoo Town Beach: 3.8 mi
- Owen Park Beach: 4.7 mi
- Tisbury Town Beach: 4.9 mi
- Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach: 5.3 mi
- Valley Park: 3.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Boch Park: 4.5 mi
- Owen Park: 4.5 mi
- Oriental Park: 5.4 mi
- Goat Rocks: 1.2 mi
- Whiting Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pilot Hill: 2.9 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 3.5 mi
- Ridge Hill: 4.1 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Woods Holl: 7.0 mi
- ship's anchor: 8.8 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 4.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 4.5 mi
- Cottage Museum: 6.4 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 6.5 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 1.9 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 6.6 mi
- Big Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 7.0 mi
- The Liberté: 9.1 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 1.4 mi
- Makonikey Head: 2.2 mi
- North Head: 4.9 mi
- South Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Husselton Head: 5.3 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 7.2 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 19.3 mi
- Rachel Carson: 7.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 7.0 mi
- Helen Keller: 7.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 8.9 mi
- Buddha: 13.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.6 mi
- West Chop Light: 5.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.7 mi
- Oil House: 5.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.1 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 22.8 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 24.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christian Town Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SW 215° | 94.8 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 16° | 93 m | 20.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 25° | 85 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 17° | 82 m | 24.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 16° | 80 m | 22.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 223° | 78 m | 5.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 27° | 77 m | 23.5 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 16° | 71 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29692006
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 17 mi
- Mattapoisett · 18 mi
- Dartmouth · 20 mi
- Marion · 20 mi
- New Bedford · 21 mi
- Rochester · 23 mi
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