Conservation Area
Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 4.9 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harwich Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Grassy Pond Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
- Grassy Pond Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Grassy Pond Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Grassy Pond Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Weston Wood Road Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Brooks Park: 0.2 mi
- Larsen Park: 1.1 mi
- Former Camp Wono: 3.4 mi
- Belmont Park: 3.4 mi
- Johnny Kelley Park: 4.9 mi
- Bank Street Beach: 1.4 mi
- Red River Beach: 1.8 mi
- Earle Road Beach: 2.2 mi
- Forest Beach: 2.6 mi
- Pleasant Road Beach: 2.6 mi
- Deer Park Hill: 5.4 mi
- Grassy Nook: 5.4 mi
- Cannon Hill: 5.7 mi
- Watch Hill: 6.3 mi
- Hokum Rock: 6.5 mi
- Brooks Academy Museum: 0.5 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 4.7 mi
- Stony Brook Grist Mill & Museum: 4.8 mi
- Atwood House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: 5.4 mi
- Brenton I Wixon Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Eagle Point: 3.9 mi
- Chatham Civil War Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Chatham Settler's Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Mack Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Grand Slam Entertainment: 1.6 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 3.9 mi
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 5.4 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 6.0 mi
- Pirates Cove: 8.3 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 12.6 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.2 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 21.1 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 21.6 mi
- McInnes Garden: 22.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 1.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 2.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 3.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
- rest area: 5.5 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 6.1 mi
- Oil House: 6.1 mi
- Chatham Light: 6.2 mi
- Nauset Light: 13.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.5 mi
- The Catch: 8.0 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 10.9 mi
- Saint John Paul: 11.5 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 12.3 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 12.3 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 5.9 mi
- Salten Point: 12.5 mi
- Indian Neck: 15.8 mi
- Fullers Point: 16.8 mi
- bluff: 21.2 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnick Area: 6.0 mi
- Long Point: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | NNE 18° | 165 m | 5.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 279° | 85 m | 21.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | WNW 281° | 82 m | 24.7 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 278° | 77 m | 20.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | WNW 300° | 60 m | 6.9 mi |
| Clay Hill | W 270° | 58 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WNW 297° | 45 m | 7.1 mi |
| Faunces Mountain | WNW 282° | 43 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
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 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Harwich, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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