Mill Creek
Mill Creek is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lonetree Creek, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lonetree Creek: 0.6 mi
- Blizzard Land: 0.8 mi
- Hinkle Cr: 0.8 mi
- Yarmouth Station: 1.0 mi
- Strawberry Lane Cr: 1.1 mi
- Grays Beach: 1.5 mi
- Sunset Lane Beach Access: 1.8 mi
- Peter Homer Park: 2.8 mi
- Sandy Pond Recreation Area Park: 3.4 mi
- Nobscussett Park: 3.8 mi
- Grays Beach: 1.5 mi
- Chapin Memorial Beach: 1.9 mi
- Millway Beach: 2.0 mi
- Horsefoot Path Beach: 2.8 mi
- Dunes Landing Beach: 2.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 1.9 mi
- German hill: 3.0 mi
- Black Ball Hill: 3.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.3 mi
- The Unitarian Church of Barnstable: 2.1 mi
- Abraham Blish: 2.1 mi
- Baxter Grist Mill: 3.7 mi
- Sachem Iyanough: 4.2 mi
- Carroll A. DeSilver: 4.7 mi
- Captain Bangs Hallet House: 1.0 mi
- Edward Gorey House: 1.0 mi
- US Coast Guard Heritage Museum: 2.2 mi
- Barnstable Historical Soceity - Phinney Jones House: 2.5 mi
- Josiah Dennis Manse Museum: 3.7 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 2.4 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 2.4 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 4.4 mi
- Saint John Paul: 4.6 mi
- The Catch: 14.9 mi
- Putter's Paradise: 3.8 mi
- Jump On Us!: 4.0 mi
- Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 4.5 mi
- Pirates Cove: 4.7 mi
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 7.7 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 5.9 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 11.0 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- McInnes Garden: 12.8 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 12.9 mi
- Salten Point: 2.5 mi
- Fullers Point: 6.7 mi
- bluff: 12.9 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 16.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 16.2 mi
- Oil House: 16.2 mi
- Chatham Light: 16.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.9 mi
- Nauset Light: 18.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 2.0 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 2.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 3.7 mi
- rest area: 4.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 6.4 mi
- Picnick Area: 12.8 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 16.1 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
- Long Point: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Mill Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | ENE 74° | 165 m | 12.0 mi |
| Manomet Hill | NW 311° | 114 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 269° | 93 m | 15.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 277° | 85 m | 11.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | WNW 282° | 82 m | 14.7 mi |
| Avery Hill | W 275° | 80 m | 15.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 275° | 77 m | 10.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | WSW 258° | 71 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29800804
Day trips start here
- Wareham · 24 mi
- Marion · 26 mi
- Carver · 29 mi
- Mattapoisett · 29 mi
- Rochester · 29 mi
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