Gateway Shores
Gateway Shores is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Minot Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Minot Forest: 0.6 mi
- Minot Forest: 0.9 mi
- Mayflower Ridge/Agawam River: 1.0 mi
- Minot Forest: 1.0 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Wankinco Neck: 0.9 mi
- Brandy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 2.3 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 2.7 mi
- Tempes Knob: 3.6 mi
- Minot Forest Beach: 1.0 mi
- Parkwood Beach: 1.5 mi
- Swifts Neck Association: 2.0 mi
- Swifts Beach: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Island: 2.6 mi
- Mary Besse Park and Pier: 1.0 mi
- Wing Park: 1.3 mi
- Mary Besse Park: 1.5 mi
- Leonard C. Lopes Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Crescent Park: 2.3 mi
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 1.0 mi
- Kendrick House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Sandwich Glass Museum: 10.1 mi
- Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
- Maritime Park: 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Delano Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Sagamore Hill Trail: 9.3 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 10.1 mi
- Herring Run: 6.9 mi
- Edaville: 7.0 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 7.1 mi
- Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 11.8 mi
- The Green Briar Nature Center: 11.8 mi
- Hog Island: 4.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Lookout Point: 9.5 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Tree of Bike: 9.0 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 13.3 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 13.4 mi
- Massasoit: 13.4 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 9.8 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 9.9 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 9.9 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 9.9 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 9.9 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 15.9 mi
- Plymouth Light: 17.2 mi
- Pumphouse: 17.2 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 17.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.5 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 12.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.6 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 21.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 7.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Gateway Shores. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | NNE 26° | 114 m | 12.5 mi |
| Pine Hills | NNE 25° | 95 m | 13.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | ESE 120° | 93 m | 7.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | E 101° | 85 m | 11.1 mi |
| Monks Hill | N 355° | 83 m | 13.6 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | E 95° | 82 m | 8.2 mi |
| Avery Hill | ESE 108° | 80 m | 7.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | ESE 103° | 77 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29692181
Day trips start here
- Wareham · 1 mi
- Marion · 6 mi
- Rochester · 7 mi
- Carver · 9 mi
- Mattapoisett · 10 mi
- SouthCoast · 12 mi
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