Great Island
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Great Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Island, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 5.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Englewood Beach: 1.1 mi
- Seagull Beach: 1.6 mi
- Bay View Street Beach: 1.6 mi
- Thachers Beach: 2.0 mi
- Keyes Memorial Beach: 2.0 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
- German hill: 4.9 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 5.5 mi
- Shootflying Hill: 6.0 mi
- Kalmus Park Beach: 1.3 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Mill Creek Park: 1.8 mi
- Chase Brook Park: 1.8 mi
- Bismore Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Cape Cod Maritime Museum: 2.2 mi
- Whydah Pirate Museum: 2.2 mi
- Guyer Barn: 2.3 mi
- Zion Union Heritage Museum: 2.6 mi
- Centerville Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Pine Island: 0.5 mi
- Smiths Point: 0.5 mi
- Point Gammon: 1.3 mi
- Lewis Bay: 1.4 mi
- Lewis Pond Marsh: 1.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.7 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 1.7 mi
- American Legion Post 206: 1.7 mi
- Railroad Wharf: 1.9 mi
- Baxter Grist Mill: 2.2 mi
- Jump On Us!: 1.9 mi
- Putter's Paradise: 2.1 mi
- Pirates Cove: 2.3 mi
- Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 2.4 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 8.5 mi
- Salten Point: 6.4 mi
- Fullers Point: 10.0 mi
- bluff: 11.0 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 15.4 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 2.5 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 13.8 mi
- McInnes Garden: 15.4 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 15.4 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 1.8 mi
- Saint John Paul: 2.2 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 5.8 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 5.8 mi
- Buddha: 13.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 16.0 mi
- Chatham Light: 16.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 20.6 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 22.1 mi
- Nauset Light: 22.4 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Picnick Area: 15.3 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.2 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 4.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Great Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | NE 51° | 165 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 289° | 93 m | 17.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | WNW 302° | 85 m | 14.1 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | WNW 301° | 82 m | 17.1 mi |
| Avery Hill | WNW 295° | 80 m | 17.3 mi |
| Discovery Hill | WNW 301° | 77 m | 13.0 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | W 278° | 71 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mountain Hill | NW 313° | 61 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:30 | 16:14 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Wareham · 26 mi
- Marion · 27 mi
- Mattapoisett · 29 mi
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