Dark Woods
Dark Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetened Water Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sweetened Water Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Ben Toms Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Caroline Tuthill Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Plantingfield Way Cr: 1.1 mi
- Sheriff's Meadow Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Cannonball Park: 0.7 mi
- Enos Lots: 3.7 mi
- Forest Park: 4.3 mi
- Veira Park: 4.4 mi
- Edgartown Beach: 1.3 mi
- Fuller Street Beach: 1.5 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 1.6 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 1.8 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 2.0 mi
- Mill Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sampson Hill: 2.7 mi
- Washaqua Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 5.8 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 5.8 mi
- ship's anchor: 1.1 mi
- cannon: 1.3 mi
- cannon: 1.3 mi
- War Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 1.0 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 4.7 mi
- Cottage Museum: 4.7 mi
- Wasque Point: 5.0 mi
- North Head: 5.3 mi
- Husselton Head: 6.4 mi
- Makonikey Head: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 9.1 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 11.9 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 11.9 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 18.1 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 20.6 mi
- Big Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 4.8 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 7.5 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 11.2 mi
- The Liberté: 11.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 1.2 mi
- Helen Keller: 11.7 mi
- Whale Tail: 11.8 mi
- Rachel Carson: 11.8 mi
- Buddha: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.1 mi
- Oil House: 7.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.1 mi
- West Chop Light: 7.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.0 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 24.1 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dark Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | WSW 258° | 94.8 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 356° | 93 m | 22.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 6° | 85 m | 23.9 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 357° | 80 m | 23.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 262° | 78 m | 11.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 8° | 77 m | 23.4 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 351° | 71 m | 18.9 mi |
| Whiting Hill | W 277° | 68 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29703375
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 23 mi
- Marion · 24 mi
- Mattapoisett · 24 mi
- Dartmouth · 27 mi
- New Bedford · 27 mi
- Rochester · 28 mi
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