Duxbury Beach Reservation
Duxbury Beach Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the south-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Island, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Island: 1.1 mi
- Duxbury Beach Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Scat Island: 1.5 mi
- Skirt Meadow: 1.6 mi
- Skirt Meadow: 1.6 mi
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 2.1 mi
- Standish Shore: 2.4 mi
- Saquish Beach: 2.7 mi
- Captain's Flats: 2.9 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 4.7 mi
- Abrams Hill: 2.2 mi
- Plum Hills: 2.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.6 mi
- Duck Hill: 2.7 mi
- Hardin Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hunt Park: 2.5 mi
- Peter Igo Park: 3.4 mi
- Annie Drew Dunham Park: 4.6 mi
- Grays Beach Park: 5.0 mi
- Dandelion Park: 5.1 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 3.0 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 3.1 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 5.6 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 5.8 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 5.9 mi
- King Caesar House: 1.5 mi
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Windsor House Museum: 2.0 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 2.6 mi
- Art Complex Museum: 2.7 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 5.8 mi
- Massasoit: 5.9 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 5.9 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 6.0 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 10.9 mi
- High Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Third Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Second Cliff: 11.3 mi
- First Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 16.0 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 18.3 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 18.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 18.5 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 5.7 mi
- Mayflower II: 5.7 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 8.8 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 11.3 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 13.6 mi
- Pumphouse: 3.1 mi
- Plymouth Light: 3.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.8 mi
- Boston Light: 23.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.8 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 7.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 9.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 9.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 18.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.8 mi
- Long Point: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Duxbury Beach Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | SSE 164° | 114 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pine Hills | SSE 161° | 95 m | 7.6 mi |
| Monks Hill | SW 219° | 83 m | 7.1 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NW 321° | 77 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Blue | NW 316° | 66 m | 14.2 mi |
| Flagg Hill | S 183° | 64 m | 10.3 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NW 318° | 64 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 194° | 62 m | 9.4 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 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:29 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29693400
Day trips start here
- Halifax · 12 mi
- Scituate · 12 mi
- Carver · 13 mi
- Cohasset · 16 mi
- Middleborough · 17 mi
- Bridgewater · 18 mi
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