Morse Pond Shore
Morse Pond Shore is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Morse Pond East Shore, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Morse Pond East Shore: 0.2 mi
- Nye"S Pond Shore: 0.2 mi
- Salt Pond Areas Bird Sanctuaries: 1.2 mi
- Little Pond: 1.2 mi
- Little Pond: 1.2 mi
- Downtown Library Park: 0.5 mi
- Margaret E. Noonan Park: 0.6 mi
- Marine Park: 0.6 mi
- Shiverick's Pond Pathway: 0.6 mi
- Falmouth Town Green: 0.7 mi
- Bristol Beach: 1.2 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.2 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.2 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.3 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.4 mi
- Riddle Hill: 1.8 mi
- Swifts Hill: 1.9 mi
- The Knob: 3.0 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 3.1 mi
- Nobska Hill: 3.8 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 0.5 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Woods Holl: 4.0 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 0.7 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 3.7 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 7.0 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 7.1 mi
- The Liberté: 0.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 1.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 4.0 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 7.4 mi
- Big Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 3.4 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Nobska Point: 5.5 mi
- Husselton Head: 6.1 mi
- North Head: 7.2 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 3.9 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 14.1 mi
- Helen Keller: 4.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 4.1 mi
- Rachel Carson: 4.1 mi
- Buddha: 6.0 mi
- Tree of Bike: 6.9 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 3.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.3 mi
- Oil House: 5.3 mi
- West Chop Light: 5.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 18.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 15.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Morse Pond Shore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 206° | 94.8 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 11° | 93 m | 10.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 27° | 85 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 14° | 82 m | 14.1 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 12° | 80 m | 12.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 209° | 78 m | 15.1 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 32° | 77 m | 13.6 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 7° | 71 m | 7.2 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 | 07:06 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29899960
Day trips start here
- Marion · 13 mi
- Mattapoisett · 13 mi
- SouthCoast · 13 mi
- Wareham · 15 mi
- Rochester · 16 mi
- New Bedford · 18 mi
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