Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Forest Beach
Forest Beach is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north, 6.0 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67168, -70.02299
- 6.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Forest Beach: 0.1 mi
- Red River Beach: 1.0 mi
- Fisherman's Landing: 1.8 mi
- Hardings Beach: 2.0 mi
- Bank Street Beach: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Greenwood Lane: 0.3 mi
- Periwinkle Point: 0.4 mi
- Red River Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Pine Knoll Avenue: 0.7 mi
- Red River Swamp: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Larsen Park: 2.2 mi
- Brooks Park: 2.7 mi
- Nickerson Park: 3.2 mi
- Veterans' Park: 3.2 mi
- Kate Gould Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 36
- Watch Hill: 4.0 mi
- Cannon Hill: 4.0 mi
- Grassy Nook: 5.7 mi
- Nauset Beach Dunes: 5.8 mi
- Deer Park Hill: 6.0 mi
Museums: 31
- Brooks Academy Museum: 2.9 mi
- Atwood House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 3.1 mi
- Chatham Railroad Museum: 3.3 mi
- Josiah Mayo House: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Chatham Civil War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Chatham Settler's Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Brenton I Wixon Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Mack Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Original Prop: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 15
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 2.0 mi
- Grand Slam Entertainment: 3.7 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 3.9 mi
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 7.5 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 8.7 mi
Rest areas: 10
- truck pull-off: 3.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 3.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 6.2 mi
- rest area: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 3.5 mi
- Salten Point: 14.9 mi
- Indian Neck: 16.5 mi
- Fullers Point: 19.2 mi
- bluff: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 3.8 mi
- Oil House: 3.8 mi
- Chatham Light: 3.8 mi
- Nauset Light: 13.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 6
- The Catch: 7.9 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 13.0 mi
- Saint John Paul: 13.6 mi
- Chime: 14.6 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 4
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 14.6 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.6 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 23.5 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Picnick Area: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forest Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | N 354° | 165 m | 6.0 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 280° | 85 m | 24.3 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 279° | 77 m | 23.2 mi |
| Signal Hill | WNW 298° | 60 m | 9.3 mi |
| Clay Hill | W 273° | 58 m | 17.3 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WNW 295° | 45 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mill Hill | N 9° | 41 m | 7.3 mi |
| Green Hill | N 358° | 38 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:29 | 16:13 |
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 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 2 mi away.
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