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Josiah Dennis Manse

Josiah Dennis Manse from directly overhead

Josiah Dennis Manse is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Josiah Dennis Manse Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 0.3 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73952, -70.19840

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Chase Garden Creek: 0.0 mi
  • Chase Garden Creek: 0.1 mi
  • Chase Garden Creek: 0.1 mi
  • Sundall Land: 0.2 mi
  • Conservation Land/Partridge Ln: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Nobscussett Park: 0.3 mi
  • Scargo Park: 1.0 mi
  • Grays Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Johnny Kelley Park: 3.3 mi
  • Peter Homer Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Beaches
  • Mayflower Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Bayview Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Mayflower Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Dunes Landing Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Horsefoot Path Beach: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 14
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.4 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • truck pull-off: 3.3 mi
  • rest area: 3.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.3 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnick Area: 9.2 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.8 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Josiah Dennis Manse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillE 81°165 m8.5 mi
Pine HillW 264°93 m19.1 mi
Telegraph HillW 268°85 m14.8 mi
Flatrock HillW 274°82 m17.6 mi
Avery HillW 269°80 m18.5 mi
Discovery HillW 266°77 m13.9 mi
Deer Horn HillWSW 255°71 m20.9 mi
Discovery HillW 275°61 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0719:3720:20
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 °F323338475766737264554537
Precip in3.93.24.33.93.43.12.73.33.84.34.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29844129

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