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Horsefoot Cove

Horsefoot Cove from directly overhead

Horsefoot Cove is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bass River Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 3.5 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66526, -70.17822

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bass River Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bass River Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bass River Park: 0.1 mi
  • Wings Grove Beach & Park: 0.8 mi
  • Wings Grove Beach & Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 56
  • German hill: 2.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Black Ball Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Hokum Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 39
Attractions: 20
  • Pirates Cove: 2.5 mi
  • Jump On Us!: 4.0 mi
  • Grand Slam Entertainment: 4.4 mi
  • Putter's Paradise: 4.4 mi
  • Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 17.7 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • rest area: 2.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 2.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.5 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 9
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Picnick Area: 10.6 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.1 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNE 49°165 m9.8 mi
Pine HillW 279°93 m20.2 mi
Telegraph HillWNW 287°85 m16.6 mi
Flatrock HillWNW 288°82 m19.6 mi
Avery HillWNW 283°80 m20.1 mi
Discovery HillWNW 285°77 m15.5 mi
Deer Horn HillW 269°71 m21.2 mi
Discovery HillWNW 289°61 m20.7 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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29800796

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