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I.C. Hammond Preserve

I.C. Hammond Preserve from directly overhead

I.C. Hammond Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 8.6 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75344, -70.66053

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Crescent Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wabun Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wabun Park: 0.5 mi
  • Leonard C. Lopes Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wabassa Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Brandy Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Tarkiln Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Wankinco Neck: 1.8 mi
  • Tempes Knob: 2.3 mi
  • Lincoln Hill: 4.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 56
Attractions: 31
  • Herring Run: 5.2 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 5.4 mi
  • Edaville: 8.7 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 9.9 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 17
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 8.0 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 8.0 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 8.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 3.2 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 12.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 13.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 13.6 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 5.3 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of I.C. Hammond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNE 17°114 m12.5 mi
Pine HillsNNE 17°95 m13.1 mi
Pine HillESE 122°93 m5.8 mi
Telegraph HillE 99°85 m9.1 mi
Monks HillNNW 348°83 m14.7 mi
Flatrock HillE 89°82 m6.3 mi
Avery HillESE 106°80 m5.5 mi
Discovery HillESE 101°77 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693561

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