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Flax Pond Access

Flax Pond Access from directly overhead

Flax Pond Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 16 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 7.2 miles off.

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Access
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Coordinates41.68880, -70.59786
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Picture Lake Park: 0.2 mi
  • Picture Lake Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pocasset River Marine Park: 1.2 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 1.3 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 1.4 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites: 54
  • Maritime Park: 3.7 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 4.0 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 4.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Herring Run: 6.0 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 6.3 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 7.7 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 7.7 mi
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 17
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 6.3 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 6.3 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 16
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 6.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 9.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.1 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 16.0 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 6.2 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Flax Pond Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 1°114 m16.5 mi
Pine HillsN 2°95 m17.0 mi
Pine HillNE 50°93 m2.1 mi
Telegraph HillENE 62°85 m6.5 mi
Flatrock HillNE 34°82 m5.5 mi
Avery HillNE 35°80 m3.6 mi
Discovery HillENE 70°77 m7.1 mi
Deer Horn HillSSE 167°71 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29703087

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