Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cotter
Cotter is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the south-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Foster Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.03184, -70.68192
- 21.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 28.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Foster Land: 0.1 mi
- Isabelle Freeman Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Lapham Woods: 0.4 mi
- Lapham Woods: 0.5 mi
- Town Green: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 0.6 mi
- Standish Shore: 1.2 mi
- Captain's Flats: 2.1 mi
- Saquish Beach: 3.9 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Hardin Hill: 0.8 mi
- Captains Hill: 1.2 mi
- North Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
- Abrams Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Hunt Park: 1.1 mi
- Annie Drew Dunham Park: 2.2 mi
- Grays Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- Pottle Field: 3.7 mi
- Pawtuxet Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Myles Standish Monument: 1.2 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 1.8 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.6 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 5.0 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 5.2 mi
Museums: 52
- Windsor House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Art Complex Museum: 0.9 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 1.0 mi
- King Caesar House: 1.3 mi
Cliffs: 29
- High Cliff: 3.8 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Third Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Second Cliff: 11.2 mi
- First Cliff: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 24
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 5.2 mi
- Massasoit: 5.2 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 5.3 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 5.4 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 24
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 15.3 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 16.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 16.6 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 16.7 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 23
- Mayflower Experience: 5.1 mi
- Mayflower II: 5.1 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 6.8 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 11.0 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 12.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Plymouth Light: 4.6 mi
- Pumphouse: 4.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.1 mi
- Boston Light: 23.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 16.8 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 6.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 7.8 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 7.8 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 20.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Pakomet Spring: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Cotter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | SSE 147° | 114 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pine Hills | SE 144° | 95 m | 8.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | SSW 203° | 83 m | 5.3 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 340° | 77 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Blue | NW 325° | 66 m | 13.1 mi |
| Flagg Hill | S 169° | 64 m | 9.9 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NNW 328° | 64 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | S 179° | 62 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29689561
Day trips start here
- Halifax · 10 mi
- Carver · 11 mi
- Scituate · 12 mi
- Bridgewater · 15 mi
- Middleborough · 15 mi
- Cohasset · 16 mi
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