Middle Road Sanctuary
Middle Road Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Abel Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 29 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 29.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fulling Mill Brook Cons. Area: 0.8 mi
- Tea Lane: 1.0 mi
- Tea Lane: 1.0 mi
- Tea Lane: 1.2 mi
- Tipson Pond Lot: 1.3 mi
- Lucy Vincent Beach: 1.4 mi
- Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach: 2.3 mi
- Menemsha Beach: 2.6 mi
- Stonewall Beach: 3.3 mi
- Lobsterville Beach: 4.1 mi
- Aquinnah Circle Park: 6.4 mi
- Valley Park: 7.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Boch Park: 8.8 mi
- Owen Park: 8.9 mi
- ship's anchor: 10.3 mi
- War Memorial: 10.6 mi
- cannon: 10.6 mi
- cannon: 10.6 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Abel Hill: 0.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 0.9 mi
- Peaked Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.9 mi
- Whiting Hill: 3.3 mi
- Aquinnah Wampanoag History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 8.6 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 8.8 mi
- Cottage Museum: 10.3 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 10.4 mi
- Wequobsque Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Nashaquitsa Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 5.2 mi
- Zacks Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Gay Head Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Big Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 10.6 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 11.7 mi
- The Liberté: 13.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 10.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 10.3 mi
- West Chop Light: 10.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.3 mi
- Oil House: 10.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 10.7 mi
- Rachel Carson: 11.7 mi
- Whale Tail: 11.7 mi
- Helen Keller: 11.7 mi
- Buddha: 18.2 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 11.9 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 21.8 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Middle Road Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | W 265° | 94.8 m | 1.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 285° | 78 m | 1.9 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 17° | 71 m | 21.8 mi |
| Whiting Hill | N 10° | 68 m | 3.3 mi |
| Nootas Hill | WNW 300° | 50 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NW 304° | 49 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Surat | N 351° | 48 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NE 51° | 47 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29691467
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 20 mi
- Mattapoisett · 21 mi
- Dartmouth · 22 mi
- New Bedford · 23 mi
- Marion · 24 mi
- Little Compton · 25 mi
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