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Minot Forest

Minot Forest from directly overhead

Minot Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 10 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.75659, -70.69188
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Brandy Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Wankinco Neck: 0.3 mi
  • Tarkiln Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Lincoln Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Tempes Knob: 2.9 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Mary Besse Park and Pier: 1.1 mi
  • Leonard C. Lopes Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Wing Park: 1.7 mi
  • Wabassa Park: 1.8 mi
  • Wabassa Park: 1.8 mi
Museums: 60
Historic sites: 59
Attractions: 36
  • Herring Run: 6.7 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 6.9 mi
  • Edaville: 7.6 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 11.5 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 18
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 9.6 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 9.6 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 12.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.3 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 6.9 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Minot Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNE 24°114 m12.9 mi
Pine HillsNNE 23°95 m13.5 mi
Pine HillESE 117°93 m7.3 mi
Telegraph HillE 98°85 m10.7 mi
Monks HillN 354°83 m14.2 mi
Flatrock HillE 91°82 m7.9 mi
Avery HillESE 104°80 m7.1 mi
Discovery HillE 101°77 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689355

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