Manomet Bird Observatory
Manomet Bird Observatory is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the west-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Ave. Wetlands, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Manomet, Inc
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Ave. Wetlands: 0.5 mi
- Bartlett Pond: 0.8 mi
- Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Foothills Presereve: 1.7 mi
- Shallow Pond: 2.1 mi
- Briggs Playground: 0.8 mi
- Saint Catherine's Chapel Park: 1.3 mi
- Emerson Field: 1.4 mi
- Fresh Pond Park: 1.5 mi
- Cleft Rock Park: 2.2 mi
- Colony Beach: 2.1 mi
- Pilgrim Beach: 2.2 mi
- Pilgrim Shorefront: 2.2 mi
- Surfside Beach: 3.3 mi
- Main Beach: 5.4 mi
- Manomet Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pine Hills: 2.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hio Hill: 4.1 mi
- Plimoth Plantation: 4.4 mi
- Harlow Old Fort House: 6.2 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 6.5 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 6.7 mi
- Traylor Trask Museum: 6.7 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 6.6 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 7.4 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 9.0 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 9.6 mi
- Sagamore Hill Trail: 10.1 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 6.6 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 6.6 mi
- Massasoit: 6.6 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 6.7 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Mayflower II: 6.7 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 6.7 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 10.1 mi
- Herring Run: 10.3 mi
- The Green Briar Nature Center: 12.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.9 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 7.6 mi
- High Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Hog Island: 14.4 mi
- Fullers Point: 15.3 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 11.9 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 12.0 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 12.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.0 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 12.0 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 6.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.3 mi
- Plymouth Light: 6.5 mi
- Pumphouse: 6.5 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 10.2 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 12.2 mi
- Long Point: 20.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Manomet Bird Observatory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | WNW 282° | 114 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pine Hills | WNW 295° | 95 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 185° | 93 m | 14.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSE 167° | 85 m | 13.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | WNW 287° | 83 m | 9.6 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | S 179° | 82 m | 11.4 mi |
| Avery Hill | S 183° | 80 m | 13.0 mi |
| Discovery Hill | SSE 164° | 77 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:39 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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