Donald Whelden Preserve
Donald Whelden Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Carter Reservation, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Carter Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Sea Farms Marsh: 0.7 mi
- Hansen-Powell Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Wallers Island Marsh: 1.1 mi
- Burlington Self Storage Cr: 1.1 mi
- Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 1.0 mi
- Teaticket Park: 1.6 mi
- Childs River Access: 1.7 mi
- Trotting Park: 1.8 mi
- Trotting Park Skate Park: 2.0 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 1.5 mi
- Menauhant Beach: 1.5 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 1.5 mi
- Bristol Beach: 2.2 mi
- South Cape Beach: 3.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.9 mi
- Swifts Hill: 4.0 mi
- Riddle Hill: 4.1 mi
- The Knob: 5.4 mi
- Mt. Otis: 5.5 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 2.9 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 6.0 mi
- Woods Holl: 6.4 mi
- Location of Hotel Attaquin: 6.8 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 3.1 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 4.4 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 4.7 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 6.8 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 2.4 mi
- The Liberté: 2.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 6.4 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 7.8 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 9.5 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 5.6 mi
- bluff: 5.6 mi
- Husselton Head: 7.2 mi
- Nobska Point: 7.9 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 4.5 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 6.3 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 12.5 mi
- Buddha: 3.8 mi
- Tree of Bike: 6.3 mi
- Helen Keller: 6.4 mi
- Whale Tail: 6.4 mi
- Rachel Carson: 6.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 16.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.5 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 6.0 mi
- Oil House: 6.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 6.4 mi
- West Chop Light: 6.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.5 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 12.3 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 14.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Donald Whelden Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 212° | 94.8 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 359° | 93 m | 9.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 20° | 85 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 6° | 82 m | 12.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 2° | 80 m | 11.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 214° | 78 m | 17.0 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 25° | 77 m | 11.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNW 348° | 71 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:31 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29900075
Day trips start here
- Marion · 14 mi
- Mattapoisett · 14 mi
- SouthCoast · 15 mi
- Wareham · 16 mi
- Rochester · 17 mi
- New Bedford · 20 mi
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