Monument Beach Sand Pit
Monument Beach Sand Pit is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Seawatch Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Seawatch Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Leary Property: 0.6 mi
- Burtonwood Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Perry Marsh: 0.8 mi
- Back River: 0.8 mi
- Chester Park: 0.6 mi
- Gray Gables Park: 1.2 mi
- Monks Marine Park: 1.2 mi
- Monks Marine Park: 1.3 mi
- Aptucxet Trading Post Mueseum: 1.5 mi
- Monument Beach: 0.6 mi
- Monument Beach: 0.7 mi
- Taylors Point Beach: 1.9 mi
- North Shore Beach: 2.0 mi
- Taylors Point Beach: 2.0 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Hoxie House: 6.0 mi
- Sandwich Glass Museum: 6.0 mi
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 6.1 mi
- Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center: 6.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Avery Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tempes Knob: 3.1 mi
- Discovery Hill: 3.9 mi
- Deer Horn Hill: 4.1 mi
- Maritime Park: 1.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- HU-25 Falcon: 5.5 mi
- HU-16 Albatross: 5.5 mi
- Sagamore Hill Trail: 5.9 mi
- Herring Run: 4.3 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 4.5 mi
- Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 7.2 mi
- The Green Briar Nature Center: 7.2 mi
- Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 10.4 mi
- Hog Island: 1.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Lookout Point: 8.7 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Tree of Bike: 4.3 mi
- Buddha: 12.3 mi
- Helen Keller: 13.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 13.9 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 5.4 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 5.4 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 5.4 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 5.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.4 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 15.3 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 16.5 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 14.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.4 mi
- Oil House: 16.5 mi
- West Chop Light: 16.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 16.5 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 4.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Monument Beach Sand Pit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | N 3° | 114 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pine Hills | N 3° | 95 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | ESE 110° | 93 m | 2.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | E 81° | 85 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NE 54° | 82 m | 4.2 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 69° | 80 m | 2.6 mi |
| Discovery Hill | E 87° | 77 m | 7.1 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | S 169° | 71 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29699229
Day trips start here
- Wareham · 7 mi
- Marion · 8 mi
- Rochester · 11 mi
- Mattapoisett · 12 mi
- Carver · 14 mi
- SouthCoast · 14 mi
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