Packard Preserve
Packard Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Washaqua Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 24 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- H.H.Stevens/Beach Rd Ave: 0.4 mi
- H.H.Stevens/Beach Rd Ave: 0.5 mi
- Pocha Pond: 0.6 mi
- Enos Lots: 0.6 mi
- Enos Lots: 0.7 mi
- Enos Lots: 0.9 mi
- Cannonball Park: 3.2 mi
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Waban Park: 7.5 mi
- Veira Park: 7.6 mi
- East Beach: 1.3 mi
- Norton Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 2.1 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 2.1 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 2.5 mi
- Washaqua Hill: 0.2 mi
- Sampson Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 8.9 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 9.5 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 7.8 mi
- Cottage Museum: 7.9 mi
- cannon: 2.4 mi
- cannon: 2.5 mi
- ship's anchor: 2.6 mi
- War Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Wasque Point: 1.3 mi
- North Head: 8.8 mi
- Husselton Head: 9.8 mi
- Makonikey Head: 11.8 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 12.8 mi
- Big Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 7.9 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 10.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 14.2 mi
- The Liberté: 14.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 2.7 mi
- Buddha: 13.8 mi
- Helen Keller: 15.2 mi
- Whale Tail: 15.3 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.3 mi
- Oil House: 10.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 10.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 10.5 mi
- West Chop Light: 10.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.5 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 15.3 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 15.3 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 19.6 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.1 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Packard Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | W 268° | 94.8 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 349° | 93 m | 24.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 271° | 78 m | 14.3 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 0° | 77 m | 25.0 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNW 344° | 71 m | 21.4 mi |
| Whiting Hill | WNW 284° | 68 m | 12.3 mi |
| Clay Hill | NNE 15° | 58 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Surat | WNW 303° | 48 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:32 | 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 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 27 mi
- SouthCoast · 27 mi
- Marion · 28 mi
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