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Coonamessett Bogs

Coonamessett Bogs from directly overhead

Coonamessett Bogs is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fender And Wahl, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60878, -70.57276

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sandwich Road Playing Fields: 0.4 mi
  • Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 1.7 mi
  • Crane Wildlife Reservation Field: 1.9 mi
  • Fonseca Park: 2.3 mi
  • Childs River Access: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Historic sites: 52
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Katharine Lee Bates: 4.4 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 4.5 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 4.6 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 4.6 mi
  • The Liberté: 4.8 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 7.7 mi
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 8.7 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 23
Gardens: 17
Artworks: 16
Rest areas: 9
  • truck pull-off: 10.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.0 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.0 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 15.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 11.4 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Coonamessett Bogs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillN 3°93 m6.9 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 27°85 m9.7 mi
Flatrock HillN 10°82 m10.2 mi
Avery HillN 5°80 m8.6 mi
Prospect HillSSW 208°78 m19.1 mi
Discovery HillNE 34°77 m9.7 mi
Deer Horn HillNNW 347°71 m3.7 mi
Whiting HillSSW 205°68 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0615:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323337475665727266564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29900202

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