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East Chop Cliffs

East Chop Cliffs from directly overhead

East Chop Cliffs is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hudson Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.46760, -70.56246

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hudson Park: 0.0 mi
  • Prospect Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 0.1 mi
  • Arlington Park: 0.2 mi
  • Arlington Park: 0.2 mi
Peaks
  • Telegraph Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Tashmoo Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Pilot Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Nobska Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Mill Hill: 6.6 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 50
  • Soldiers Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • War Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Nobska Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • ship's anchor: 6.4 mi
Museums: 41
Attractions: 20
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 0.8 mi
  • Big Bridge: 3.6 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 5.6 mi
  • The Liberté: 5.7 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 11
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • truck pull-off: 18.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 18.4 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 20.7 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 21.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 19.3 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of East Chop Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillSW 230°94.8 m11.9 mi
Pine HillN 359°93 m16.6 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 12°85 m18.8 mi
Flatrock HillN 4°82 m19.9 mi
Avery HillN 1°80 m18.3 mi
Prospect HillSW 234°78 m11.9 mi
Discovery HillNNE 15°77 m18.4 mi
Deer Horn HillN 354°71 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:54
June solstice05:0919:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0615:3216:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313237465564706963534537
Precip in3.32.64.03.73.33.22.83.43.84.44.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29703908

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