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Lowell Holly Reservation

Lowell Holly Reservation from directly overhead

Lowell Holly Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 5.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1942

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66944, -70.48660

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Snake Pond Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Triangle Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Camp Burgess Waterfront: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Park: 1.2 mi
  • Attaquin Park: 1.2 mi
  • Collins Lot: 1.5 mi
  • Mashpee Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Oak Crest Cove Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Museums: 57
Historic sites: 52
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 1.4 mi
  • Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Briant's Neck: 1.9 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 2.1 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 3.9 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 4.2 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 5.3 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 5.3 mi
  • Herring Run: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Gardens: 15
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 5.4 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Rest areas: 12
  • truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.0 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 10.0 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 10.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 12.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 3
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 8.1 mi
  • Picnick Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Lowell Holly Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNW 343°114 m18.6 mi
Pine HillsNNW 344°95 m19.1 mi
Pine HillWNW 304°93 m4.9 mi
Telegraph HillN 0°85 m4.4 mi
Flatrock HillNNW 336°82 m6.5 mi
Avery HillNW 320°80 m5.7 mi
Discovery HillNNE 14°77 m3.9 mi
Deer Horn HillW 263°71 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3820:21
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0615:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293136465664706962524336
Precip in4.94.05.34.63.94.13.83.03.95.34.75.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29899749

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