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Mashpee River Access

Mashpee River Access from directly overhead

Mashpee River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the northwest, 6.2 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.64474, -70.48179
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mashpee Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Collins Lot: 0.3 mi
  • Attaquin Park: 0.5 mi
  • Park: 1.2 mi
  • Johns Pond Park: 1.5 mi
Beaches
  • Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Snake Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Loop Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Oregon Beach: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Discovery Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Deer Horn Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Mt. Zig: 5.7 mi
  • Mt. Otis: 5.8 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 6.1 mi
Museums: 56
Historic sites: 52
  • Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 0.3 mi
  • Briant's Neck: 1.4 mi
  • Trout's Grave: 1.5 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 3.5 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 4.7 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 7.0 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 7.0 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 7.1 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 15
Rest areas: 11
  • truck pull-off: 5.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.9 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 10.4 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 11.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 12.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Mashpee River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillNW 316°93 m6.2 mi
Telegraph HillN 358°85 m6.1 mi
Flatrock HillNNW 339°82 m8.1 mi
Avery HillNNW 327°80 m7.2 mi
Discovery HillN 7°77 m5.6 mi
Deer Horn HillW 281°71 m5.6 mi
Flagg HillNNW 334°64 m19.0 mi
Discovery HillNNW 334°61 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0615:3116:15

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29703565

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