Minot Acres Conservation Area
Minot Acres Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Hill, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.4 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chatham Conservation Foundation
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lime Hill: 0.1 mi
- Lime Hill Road Parcel: 0.1 mi
- Absegami Run: 0.2 mi
- Route 28 Main Street: 0.2 mi
- Oyster Pond Furlong: 0.2 mi
- Veterans' Park: 0.7 mi
- Nickerson Park: 0.7 mi
- Kate Gould Park: 1.1 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 1.7 mi
- Larsen Park: 4.8 mi
- Hardings Beach: 1.8 mi
- Fisherman's Landing: 1.9 mi
- Forest Beach: 2.6 mi
- Strong Island Beach: 2.8 mi
- Red River Beach: 3.6 mi
- Watch Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cannon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Nauset Beach Dunes: 3.2 mi
- Grassy Nook: 5.3 mi
- Deer Park Hill: 5.9 mi
- Chatham Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
- Josiah Mayo House: 1.0 mi
- Atwood House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Chatham Shark Center: 1.0 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 1.2 mi
- Chatham Civil War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Chatham Settler's Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Mack Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Battle of Chatham Harbor: 1.7 mi
- Original Prop: 1.7 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 0.9 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 1.3 mi
- Grand Slam Entertainment: 6.2 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 7.4 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 8.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 8.4 mi
- rest area: 10.2 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 1.6 mi
- Oil House: 1.7 mi
- Chatham Light: 1.7 mi
- Nauset Light: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 12.1 mi
- The Catch: 6.7 mi
- Chime: 13.6 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 15.6 mi
- Saint John Paul: 16.2 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 17.0 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 2.2 mi
- Indian Neck: 15.7 mi
- Salten Point: 17.2 mi
- Fullers Point: 21.5 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnick Area: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 13.6 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Minot Acres Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | NNW 328° | 165 m | 5.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | WNW 287° | 60 m | 11.2 mi |
| Clay Hill | W 270° | 58 m | 19.7 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WNW 285° | 45 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mill Hill | NNW 348° | 41 m | 6.4 mi |
| The Highlands | N 350° | 41 m | 24.8 mi |
| Green Hill | N 352° | 38 m | 23.0 mi |
| Scorton Hill | W 276° | 35 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:36 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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