- Elevation, modelled
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 20.9 miles
- Deer Park Hill165 m · 20.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)2.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6820, -70.4088
Danforth Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 23 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 2.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Danforth Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | ENE 75° | 165 m | 20.0 mi |
| Manomet Hill | NNW 331° | 114 m | 19.4 mi |
| Pine Hills | NNW 332° | 95 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 283° | 93 m | 8.3 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NW 312° | 85 m | 5.3 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NW 307° | 82 m | 8.3 mi |
| Avery Hill | WNW 294° | 80 m | 8.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NW 314° | 77 m | 4.2 mi |
- 2.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Discover Flying RC- Cape Cod Airfield: 0.6 mi
- Burgess Park: 1.2 mi
- Hamblin Pond Beach: 1.3 mi
- Ellen A. McBarron Field: 1.8 mi
- Rolling Ridge Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Town of Barnstable Land Bank Property: 0.6 mi
- West Barnstable Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Otis Atwood Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Clear Lake Bog: 0.9 mi
- Otis Atwood Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
Beaches
- Hamblini Pond Beach: 1.3 mi
- Triangle Beach: 2.6 mi
- Camp Burgess Waterfront: 2.7 mi
- Sandwich Beach: 2.9 mi
- Wequaquet Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Clay Hill: 2.6 mi
- Scorton Hill: 2.7 mi
- Shootflying Hill: 3.4 mi
- White Hill: 4.2 mi
- Discovery Hill: 4.2 mi
Museums: 58
Historic sites: 47
- Scott Rock: 1.4 mi
- Briant's Neck: 3.2 mi
- Trout's Grave: 3.4 mi
- Benjamin Bodfish Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 26
- Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 0.2 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 2.1 mi
- Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 5.4 mi
- The Green Briar Nature Center: 5.4 mi
- Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Fullers Point: 3.6 mi
- Salten Point: 5.6 mi
- bluff: 6.2 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Hog Island: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Mercy Otis Warren: 5.6 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 5.6 mi
- Saint John Paul: 6.8 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 7.4 mi
- Buddha: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 14
- Mashpee Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 6.5 mi
- McInnes Garden: 6.7 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 12
- truck pull-off: 1.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 1.8 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 6.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 8.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Oil House: 17.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 17.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 17.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 10.1 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Picnick Area: 20.7 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 4 mi away.
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