Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Marion Road
Marion Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the east-southeast, 9.5 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.74049, -70.74528
- 13.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 27.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 27.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Marion Road: 0.1 mi
- Alfred Ave.: 0.3 mi
- Eisenhower Ave. Marsh: 0.4 mi
- Cromesett Neck: 0.4 mi
- Cromesett Neck: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Point Road Park: 0.9 mi
- Mary Besse Park and Pier: 2.0 mi
- Charles E Washburn Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Mary Besse Park: 2.1 mi
- Wing Park: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Cedar Island: 0.9 mi
- Swifts Beach: 1.4 mi
- Swifts Neck Association: 1.5 mi
- Parkwood Beach: 2.1 mi
- Minot Forest Beach: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Lincoln Hill: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wankinco Neck: 2.7 mi
- Brandy Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fearing Hill: 3.8 mi
Museums: 59
- Kendrick House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 2.0 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 10.9 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Delano Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Maritime Park: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 34
- Edaville: 7.6 mi
- Herring Run: 9.7 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 9.8 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 11.6 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- The Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- Hog Island: 5.8 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- White Banks: 10.6 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 18
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 12.1 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 12.3 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 12.3 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 12.3 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 17
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Tree of Bike: 9.5 mi
- Whale Tail: 15.4 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.4 mi
- Helen Keller: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 13.0 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.4 mi
- West Chop Light: 19.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 7.4 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 14.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 17.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 17.8 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Marion Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | ESE 103° | 93 m | 9.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | E 92° | 85 m | 13.4 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | E 85° | 82 m | 10.7 mi |
| Avery Hill | E 93° | 80 m | 9.7 mi |
| Discovery Hill | E 94° | 77 m | 14.3 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | SE 124° | 71 m | 9.8 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NNE 26° | 64 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | WNW 299° | 64 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690852
Day trips start here
- Wareham · 2 mi
- Marion · 3 mi
- Rochester · 4 mi
- Mattapoisett · 7 mi
- SouthCoast · 9 mi
- Carver · 10 mi
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