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MBL Cedar Swamp

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MBL Cedar Swamp from directly overhead

MBL Cedar Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Falmouth Heights, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52512, -70.65643

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Peaks
Parks
  • WHOI - Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Taft's Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Woods Hole Waterfront Park: 0.8 mi
  • Falmouth Town Green: 2.8 mi
  • Margaret E. Noonan Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 52
  • Nobska Lighthouse: 0.6 mi
  • Woods Holl: 0.7 mi
  • Katharine Lee Bates: 2.9 mi
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 0.7 mi
  • The Liberté: 2.9 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 3.4 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 7.0 mi
  • Polly Hill Arboretum: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 17
Artworks: 12
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 18.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 18.1 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 17.9 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of MBL Cedar Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillSSW 200°94.8 m12.4 mi
Pine HillNNE 20°93 m13.5 mi
Telegraph HillNNE 31°85 m16.9 mi
Flatrock HillNNE 21°82 m17.0 mi
Avery HillNNE 20°80 m15.2 mi
Prospect HillSSW 203°78 m12.0 mi
Discovery HillNE 35°77 m16.9 mi
Deer Horn HillNNE 20°71 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:1019:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3216:16

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29692575

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