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Herring River Greenbelt

Herring River Greenbelt from directly overhead

Herring River Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Land/Depot St, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 3.9 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68961, -70.12312

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Belmont Park: 1.4 mi
  • Johnny Kelley Park: 2.0 mi
  • Brooks Park: 2.7 mi
  • Larsen Park: 3.3 mi
  • Bass River Park: 3.3 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 54
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 36
  • Eagle Point: 2.9 mi
  • Carroll A. DeSilver: 4.8 mi
  • Brenton I Wixon Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Baxter Grist Mill: 7.5 mi
  • Chatham Civil War Memorial: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 12
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 18.9 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 1.0 mi
  • rest area: 2.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Picnick Area: 7.3 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 23.3 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herring River Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNE 44°165 m6.5 mi
Pine HillW 273°93 m22.9 mi
Telegraph HillW 279°85 m19.0 mi
Flatrock HillWNW 282°82 m21.9 mi
Avery HillW 278°80 m22.6 mi
Discovery HillW 278°77 m17.9 mi
Deer Horn HillW 265°71 m24.1 mi
Discovery HillWNW 283°61 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0719:3720:19
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0515:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313137455564717164544537
Precip in3.83.74.34.13.53.32.83.43.94.74.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Harwich, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29799877

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