Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Herring Creek Farm Cr
Herring Creek Farm Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 10 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 25 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates41.35795, -70.53746
- 25.3 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Herring Creek Farm Cr: 0.2 mi
- Herring Creek Farm Cr (East Field): 0.3 mi
- King Point: 0.4 mi
- Herring Creek Farm Cr: 0.4 mi
- Crackatuxet Cove/Herring Creek: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- South Beach: 1.1 mi
- Norton Point Beach: 2.1 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 2.7 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 2.9 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Cannonball Park: 2.5 mi
- Enos Lots: 3.9 mi
- Forest Park: 6.3 mi
- Veira Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 35
- Mill Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sampson Hill: 3.1 mi
- Washaqua Hill: 3.4 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 7.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 7.9 mi
Museums: 32
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 2.6 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 2.6 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 6.8 mi
- Cottage Museum: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 29
- ship's anchor: 1.9 mi
- cannon: 2.2 mi
- cannon: 2.2 mi
- War Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Wasque Point: 4.5 mi
- North Head: 7.1 mi
- Husselton Head: 8.3 mi
- Makonikey Head: 9.4 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 10
- Big Bridge: 4.1 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 6.9 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 7.8 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 13.3 mi
- The Liberté: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 8
- Whale Tail: 2.6 mi
- Helen Keller: 13.5 mi
- Whale Tail: 13.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 13.5 mi
- Buddha: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Keeper's House: 9.1 mi
- Oil House: 9.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 9.1 mi
- West Chop Light: 9.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 7
- Garden of Our Lady: 13.6 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herring Creek Farm Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | W 270° | 94.8 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 357° | 93 m | 24.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 273° | 78 m | 10.9 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 353° | 71 m | 21.1 mi |
| Whiting Hill | WNW 291° | 68 m | 9.1 mi |
| Clay Hill | NNE 22° | 58 m | 24.5 mi |
| Mount Surat | NW 312° | 48 m | 14.2 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 274° | 47 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 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 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29843445
Day trips start here
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