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Gleason Family Wildlife Preser

Gleason Family Wildlife Preser from directly overhead

Gleason Family Wildlife Preser is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Eldridge And Brown, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74175, -70.72574

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks
  • Mary Besse Park and Pier: 1.2 mi
  • Point Road Park: 1.7 mi
  • Mary Besse Park: 1.8 mi
  • Wing Park: 1.8 mi
  • Charles E Washburn Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Wankinco Neck: 1.7 mi
  • Brandy Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Lincoln Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Great Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Tempes Knob: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 59
Attractions: 35
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 18
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 11.3 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 6.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 13.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 16.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 16.8 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 8.8 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Gleason Family Wildlife Preser. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNE 28°114 m14.6 mi
Pine HillESE 105°93 m8.6 mi
Telegraph HillE 93°85 m12.4 mi
Flatrock HillE 85°82 m9.7 mi
Avery HillE 94°80 m8.7 mi
Discovery HillE 95°77 m13.4 mi
Deer Horn HillSE 128°71 m9.0 mi
Flagg HillNNE 22°64 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0815:3116:16

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29695084

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