Nickerson State Park
Nickerson State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the west-northwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogers, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.9 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1987
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rogers: 0.3 mi
- Rafe's Pond Property: 0.5 mi
- Camp Barney Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Sparrow Property: 0.7 mi
- Earle Cr: 0.8 mi
- Eldredge Park: 2.5 mi
- Town of Brewster vacant structure: 2.6 mi
- Cape Cod Sea Camps: 2.8 mi
- Former Camp Wono: 3.0 mi
- Windmill Park: 3.4 mi
- Crosby Landing Beach: 2.9 mi
- Strong Island Beach: 3.1 mi
- Ellis Landing Beach: 3.2 mi
- Skaket Beach: 3.4 mi
- Rock Harbor Beach: 3.6 mi
- Grassy Nook: 1.0 mi
- Deer Park Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.0 mi
- Tawasentha Hill: 2.7 mi
- Cannon Hill: 3.6 mi
- Brenton I Wixon Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Jeremiah's Gutter: 3.6 mi
- Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814: 3.6 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Life Boat CG36500: 3.6 mi
- Chatham Civil War Memorial: 5.1 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.9 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.9 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 3.3 mi
- Chatham Shark Center: 4.2 mi
- Cobb House Museum: 4.4 mi
- The Catch: 2.6 mi
- Chime: 9.3 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 15.5 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 15.8 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 15.8 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 3.4 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 3.6 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 4.1 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 5.0 mi
- Penniman House: 5.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 0.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 2.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 7.6 mi
- rest area: 9.4 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 6.0 mi
- Oil House: 6.0 mi
- Chatham Light: 6.0 mi
- Nauset Light: 8.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.2 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 9.3 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 17.3 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 23.1 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 23.2 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 23.9 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 6.7 mi
- Indian Neck: 11.3 mi
- Salten Point: 15.8 mi
- Fullers Point: 19.7 mi
- Picnick Area: 1.5 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Long Point: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nickerson State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | WNW 294° | 165 m | 1.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 268° | 85 m | 24.8 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 266° | 77 m | 23.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | W 264° | 60 m | 9.3 mi |
| Clay Hill | WSW 257° | 58 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | W 263° | 45 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mill Hill | N 5° | 41 m | 2.0 mi |
| The Highlands | N 352° | 41 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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