Hawthorne Wildlife Sanctuary
Hawthorne Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry Kemp Way Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Provincetown
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Harry Kemp Way Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
- Jimmy's Pond Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
- Delores Roderick Land: 0.2 mi
- Nicky's Park: 0.2 mi
- Roderick Parcel: 0.3 mi
- Ryder Street Beach: 0.7 mi
- Town Beach: 0.9 mi
- Town Beach: 1.3 mi
- Herring Cove Beach: 2.0 mi
- Herring Cove Beach: 2.0 mi
- Miller Hill: 0.4 mi
- Town Hill: 0.5 mi
- High Pole Hill: 0.6 mi
- Oak Head: 0.8 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.3 mi
- Old Ann Page Park: 0.2 mi
- Jerome Smith Field: 0.4 mi
- Motta Field: 0.5 mi
- Bas Relief Park: 0.6 mi
- Town Hall Grounds: 0.6 mi
- Great Rebellion of 1861-1865: 0.3 mi
- Mayflower Compact Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Bas Relief: 0.6 mi
- Mayflower Passengers Memorial 1620-1920: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Berta Walker Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 0.4 mi
- The Wizard and the Griffin: 0.4 mi
- Provincetown Art Association & Museum;Provincetown Art Association and Museum: 0.4 mi
- Provincetown Museum: 0.5 mi
- Atlantic White Shark Conservancy: 0.7 mi
- Old Harbor Life Saving Museum: 2.1 mi
- Highland House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 0.6 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 0.6 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 20.1 mi
- Penniman House: 20.1 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 21.1 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 6.5 mi
- Oil House: 18.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.2 mi
- Nauset Light: 18.2 mi
- Pumphouse: 21.7 mi
- Indian Neck: 13.2 mi
- Lookout Point: 23.8 mi
- Fullers Point: 24.9 mi
- Salten Point: 24.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 25.0 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 15.7 mi
- Long Point: 2.4 mi
- Picnick Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawthorne Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | SSE 160° | 165 m | 22.2 mi |
| Manomet Hill | WSW 246° | 114 m | 22.7 mi |
| Pine Hills | WSW 248° | 95 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mountain Hill | SW 231° | 61 m | 24.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | S 180° | 60 m | 22.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | WSW 241° | 55 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hio Hill | SW 235° | 54 m | 23.6 mi |
| Indian Hill | SW 236° | 49 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:38 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:28 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/499405712
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