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M Doutt Moonakis Preserve

M Doutt Moonakis Preserve from directly overhead

M Doutt Moonakis Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Pond Area Bird Sanct, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58411, -70.51270

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Childs River Access: 1.1 mi
  • Fonseca Park: 1.2 mi
  • Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 3.1 mi
  • Sandwich Road Playing Fields: 3.2 mi
  • Johns Pond Park: 3.9 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Historic sites: 50
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 4.7 mi
  • Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 4.7 mi
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Trout's Grave: 5.3 mi
  • Briant's Neck: 5.5 mi
Museums: 44
Attractions: 23
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 5.1 mi
  • The Liberté: 5.6 mi
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 6.9 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 8.8 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 15
Artworks: 11
Rest areas: 9
  • truck pull-off: 10.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.1 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 13.6 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.3 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of M Doutt Moonakis Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillSW 217°94.8 m19.6 mi
Pine HillNNW 342°93 m9.0 mi
Telegraph HillN 8°85 m10.4 mi
Flatrock HillN 354°82 m11.9 mi
Avery HillNNW 347°80 m10.5 mi
Prospect HillSW 219°78 m19.4 mi
Discovery HillNNE 13°77 m10.0 mi
Deer Horn HillNW 323°71 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0919:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0615:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323337475665727266564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29699296

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