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Cushing Ice House Site

Cushing Ice House Site from directly overhead

Cushing Ice House Site is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Ladder, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01687, -70.71149

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Annie Drew Dunham Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pottle Field: 1.8 mi
  • Hunt Park: 2.0 mi
  • Grays Beach Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sampson Forest & Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Captains Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Hardin Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Waiting Hill: 1.9 mi
  • North Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Museums: 52
Cliffs: 32
Attractions: 27
Gardens: 27
Artworks: 23
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 16.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.5 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 19.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 6.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 7.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Cushing Ice House Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillSE 135°114 m8.8 mi
Pine HillsSE 131°95 m8.5 mi
Monks HillS 188°83 m3.9 mi
Carolina HillN 353°77 m7.5 mi
Flagg HillSSE 159°64 m9.3 mi
Black Pond HillNNW 337°64 m12.3 mi
Pinnacle HillSSE 167°62 m7.7 mi
Sparrow HillSSE 168°61 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4020:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0815:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689190

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