Long Point Wildlife Refuge
Long Point Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Plum Bush Point, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 28 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Plum Bush Point: 1.2 mi
- Quansoo Farm: 1.6 mi
- Oyster-Watcha Midlands: 2.0 mi
- Freeman Hancock Woodlot: 2.4 mi
- Quenames: 2.5 mi
- Lucy Vincent Beach: 4.7 mi
- South Beach: 6.1 mi
- Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach: 6.1 mi
- Edgartown Beach: 6.2 mi
- Lamberts Cove Beach: 6.3 mi
- Valley Park: 5.5 mi
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- Cannonball Park: 6.4 mi
- Forest Park: 6.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 3.3 mi
- Abel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Whiting Hill: 4.6 mi
- Goat Rocks: 4.7 mi
- Peaked Hill: 5.3 mi
- ship's anchor: 6.4 mi
- cannon: 6.7 mi
- cannon: 6.7 mi
- War Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 6.5 mi
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 6.8 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 6.9 mi
- Wequobsque Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 6.1 mi
- Makonikey Head: 6.7 mi
- North Head: 6.9 mi
- Nashaquitsa Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Big Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 7.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 11.5 mi
- The Liberté: 12.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.6 mi
- West Chop Light: 8.6 mi
- Oil House: 8.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.6 mi
- Whale Tail: 6.8 mi
- Helen Keller: 11.6 mi
- Rachel Carson: 11.6 mi
- Whale Tail: 11.6 mi
- Buddha: 15.9 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 11.7 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 24.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Point Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | W 268° | 94.8 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 9° | 93 m | 24.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 274° | 78 m | 5.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 7° | 71 m | 20.9 mi |
| Whiting Hill | NW 313° | 68 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Surat | NNW 330° | 48 m | 10.8 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 279° | 47 m | 3.3 mi |
| Goat Rocks | NW 320° | 44 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29703181
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 22 mi
- Mattapoisett · 23 mi
- Marion · 24 mi
- Dartmouth · 25 mi
- New Bedford · 25 mi
- Rochester · 27 mi
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