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Howland Street Wye

Howland Street Wye from directly overhead

Howland Street Wye is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Hill, a peak 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

Coordinates42.06175, -70.17945

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Peaks: 39
  • Miller Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Oak Head: 0.5 mi
  • Town Hill: 0.8 mi
  • High Pole Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 1.1 mi
Parks: 32
  • Old Ann Page Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jerome Smith Field: 0.7 mi
  • Motta Field: 0.8 mi
  • Bas Relief Park: 0.8 mi
  • Town Hall Grounds: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
Artworks: 22
  • Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
  • James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Berta Walker Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Windmill (demolished): 0.4 mi
  • The Wizard and the Griffin: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 6
Lighthouses: 6
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • truck pull-off: 23.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 24.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnick Area: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSSE 161°165 m22.3 mi
Manomet HillWSW 246°114 m23.1 mi
Pine HillsWSW 248°95 m22.7 mi
Mountain HillSW 232°61 m24.7 mi
Signal HillS 180°60 m22.6 mi
Telegraph HillWSW 242°55 m23.9 mi
Hio HillSW 235°54 m23.9 mi
Indian HillSW 236°49 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3820:21
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0615:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 27 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/973900181

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