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Marshlands

Marshlands from directly overhead

Marshlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gt. Sippiwissett Marsh, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.59261, -70.64082

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks
  • Swift Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cathedral Pines: 0.7 mi
  • John L. Neill Youth Baseball Complex: 2.4 mi
  • Trotting Park Skate Park: 2.5 mi
  • Trotting Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 52
  • Katharine Lee Bates: 3.1 mi
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Woods Holl: 5.0 mi
  • Nobska Lighthouse: 5.4 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 28
  • The Liberté: 3.8 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 4.0 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 5.0 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 10.3 mi
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
Gardens: 17
Artworks: 12
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 13.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.5 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 19.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Marshlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillSSW 197°94.8 m17.0 mi
Pine HillNNE 26°93 m8.9 mi
Telegraph HillNE 39°85 m12.6 mi
Flatrock HillNNE 25°82 m12.4 mi
Avery HillNNE 24°80 m10.5 mi
Prospect HillSSW 199°78 m16.6 mi
Discovery HillNE 44°77 m12.8 mi
Deer Horn HillNNE 30°71 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29702926

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