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Peppercorn Lane Conservation Area

Peppercorn Lane Conservation Area from directly overhead

Peppercorn Lane Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Oregon Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 8.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Barnstable Land Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates41.59756, -70.44852
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 1.1 mi
  • Cotuit Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Osterville Library Park: 3.9 mi
  • Mashpee Community Park: 3.9 mi
  • Collins Lot: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Clay Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Shootflying Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Mt. Zig: 8.3 mi
  • Mt. Otis: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • Trout's Grave: 3.4 mi
  • Briant's Neck: 3.8 mi
  • Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 4.0 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 6.1 mi
Museums: 43
Attractions: 24
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 4.1 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 6.4 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 8.5 mi
  • The Liberté: 9.0 mi
  • Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
Gardens: 15
Artworks: 11
Rest areas: 11
  • truck pull-off: 7.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 7.9 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 10.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 12.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.5 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
  • Picnick Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Peppercorn Lane Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillNW 322°93 m9.8 mi
Telegraph HillNNW 348°85 m9.6 mi
Flatrock HillNNW 337°82 m11.8 mi
Avery HillNNW 329°80 m10.9 mi
Discovery HillN 354°77 m8.8 mi
Deer Horn HillWNW 301°71 m8.5 mi
Whiting HillSW 225°68 m18.6 mi
Discovery HillNNW 334°61 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1718:54
June solstice05:0819:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0615:3116:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293136465664706962524336
Precip in4.94.05.34.63.94.13.83.03.95.34.75.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/958267341

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