John Handy Conservation Area
John Handy Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifton Broyer Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 8.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bourne Conservation Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Clifton Broyer Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Post Office View: 0.2 mi
- Robinson Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Dimmick Field Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Red Brook Harbor Overlook: 0.5 mi
- Deer Horn Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mt. Zig: 1.5 mi
- Mt. Otis: 1.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tempes Knob: 4.5 mi
- Eustis Beach: 1.3 mi
- Merriam Beach: 1.4 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 1.5 mi
- Barlow's Landing Beach: 1.9 mi
- Southwest Beach: 2.1 mi
- Nye Park: 1.4 mi
- Picture Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Picture Lake Park: 1.7 mi
- Pocasset River Marine Park: 2.0 mi
- Monks Marine Park: 2.3 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 4.4 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 6.5 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 7.8 mi
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 8.1 mi
- HU-25 Falcon: 4.3 mi
- HU-16 Albatross: 4.3 mi
- Maritime Park: 4.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Location of Hotel Attaquin: 6.6 mi
- Herring Run: 7.6 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 7.8 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 8.5 mi
- The Liberté: 8.6 mi
- Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 9.0 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 3.7 mi
- Hog Island: 4.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- bluff: 8.8 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 10.3 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 7.6 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 7.6 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 7.7 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 7.7 mi
- Tree of Bike: 0.9 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Buddha: 9.5 mi
- Helen Keller: 10.4 mi
- Whale Tail: 10.4 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 7.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.9 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 16.6 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 18.7 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 10.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.0 mi
- Oil House: 13.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 13.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.0 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 7.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of John Handy Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | N 3° | 114 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | NE 39° | 93 m | 3.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 55° | 85 m | 7.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 32° | 82 m | 7.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 31° | 80 m | 5.1 mi |
| Discovery Hill | ENE 62° | 77 m | 8.3 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | ESE 118° | 71 m | 1.2 mi |
| Flagg Hill | N 353° | 64 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:31 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29900598
Day trips start here
- Marion · 8 mi
- Wareham · 9 mi
- Mattapoisett · 11 mi
- Rochester · 12 mi
- SouthCoast · 12 mi
- Carver · 17 mi
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