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Nickerson

Nickerson from directly overhead

Nickerson is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the southeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Landing, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) runs past it. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77091, -70.05288

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town of Brewster vacant structure: 0.6 mi
  • Cape Cod Sea Camps: 0.6 mi
  • Former Camp Wono: 2.7 mi
  • Eldredge Park: 3.4 mi
  • Drummer Boy Park: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 51
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 38
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 14
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 2.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.6 mi
  • rest area: 8.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 1.6 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nickerson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSE 135°165 m1.3 mi
Telegraph HillW 264°85 m22.5 mi
Discovery HillW 262°77 m21.6 mi
Signal HillWSW 249°60 m7.2 mi
Clay HillWSW 250°58 m16.8 mi
Black Ball HillWSW 248°45 m7.6 mi
Faunces MountainW 267°43 m23.7 mi
Mill HillE 82°41 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:52
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0515:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29800534

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