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Old Harbor Road

Old Harbor Road from directly overhead

Old Harbor Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Yard Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.1 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69663, -69.95336

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Veterans' Park: 0.9 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lighthouse Park: 1.7 mi
  • Former Camp Wono: 6.0 mi
Beaches
  • Strong Island Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Fisherman's Landing: 2.9 mi
  • Hardings Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Forest Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Red River Beach: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Cannon Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Watch Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 2.0 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 5.4 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 6.0 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 26
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 4.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 9.5 mi
  • rest area: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Picnick Area: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNW 315°165 m6.0 mi
Signal HillWNW 282°60 m12.1 mi
Clay HillW 268°58 m20.9 mi
Black Ball HillW 281°45 m12.4 mi
Mill HillNNW 336°41 m6.0 mi
The HighlandsNNW 347°41 m24.3 mi
Green HillNNW 348°38 m22.5 mi
Scorton HillW 274°35 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1518:52
June solstice05:0619:3620:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0415:2816:13

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29848165

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