Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Old Meeting House Swamp
Old Meeting House Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is O"Neil Farm, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.03006, -70.72929
- 22.3 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 26.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- O"Neil Farm: 0.8 mi
- Lehr Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Mayflower Road Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Berrybrook School: 0.9 mi
- Fordville Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Annie Drew Dunham Park: 1.2 mi
- Pottle Field: 2.0 mi
- Sampson Forest & Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Hunt Park: 3.1 mi
- Grays Beach Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Waiting Hill: 1.3 mi
- North Hill: 1.9 mi
- Hardin Hill: 2.5 mi
- Captains Hill: 2.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Myles Standish Monument: 2.7 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 3.2 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.4 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 5.6 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 6.1 mi
Beaches
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 3.0 mi
- Standish Shore: 3.2 mi
- Captain's Flats: 3.8 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 5.8 mi
- Saquish Beach: 6.0 mi
Museums: 54
- Art Complex Museum: 2.4 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 2.5 mi
- Windsor House Museum: 2.9 mi
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- King Caesar House: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 33
- High Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Third Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Second Cliff: 11.2 mi
- First Cliff: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 28
- Rock Garden: 14.6 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 14.7 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 14.7 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 14.8 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 27
- Pembroke Herring Run: 4.8 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 6.0 mi
- Mayflower II: 6.0 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 10.8 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 25
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 6.0 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 6.1 mi
- Massasoit: 6.1 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 6.1 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 6.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Plymouth Light: 6.9 mi
- Pumphouse: 6.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.2 mi
- Boston Light: 22.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 15.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 19.7 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.6 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 7.3 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 18.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 21.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Old Meeting House Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | SE 135° | 114 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pine Hills | SE 132° | 95 m | 9.8 mi |
| Monks Hill | S 175° | 83 m | 4.8 mi |
| Carolina Hill | N 0° | 77 m | 6.6 mi |
| Judges Hill | NNW 337° | 71 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Blue | NNW 335° | 66 m | 12.0 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 156° | 64 m | 10.5 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NNW 339° | 64 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29688794
Day trips start here
- Halifax · 7 mi
- Carver · 10 mi
- Scituate · 11 mi
- Bridgewater · 13 mi
- Middleborough · 13 mi
- Brockton · 15 mi
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