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Coonamessett Reservation

Coonamessett Reservation from directly overhead

Coonamessett Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Crooked Pond Farm, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61753, -70.57327

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sandwich Road Playing Fields: 0.7 mi
  • Crane Wildlife Reservation Field: 1.3 mi
  • Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 2.3 mi
  • Fonseca Park: 2.7 mi
  • Cathedral Pines: 3.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Historic sites: 53
  • HU-25 Falcon: 4.1 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 4.1 mi
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Katharine Lee Bates: 5.0 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 5.2 mi
  • The Liberté: 5.4 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 8.2 mi
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 8.5 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
Gardens: 17
Artworks: 16
Rest areas: 9
  • truck pull-off: 10.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 11.4 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 15.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 10.8 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Coonamessett Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillN 4°93 m6.3 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 29°85 m9.2 mi
Flatrock HillN 11°82 m9.6 mi
Avery HillN 6°80 m8.0 mi
Discovery HillNE 36°77 m9.2 mi
Deer Horn HillNNW 345°71 m3.1 mi
Whiting HillSSW 204°68 m16.1 mi
Discovery HillN 5°61 m10.0 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 solstice07:0715:3116:16

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/29703504

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