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Periwinkle Point

Periwinkle Point from directly overhead

Periwinkle Point is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwood Lane, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.5 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67748, -70.01983

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks
  • Larsen Park: 2.5 mi
  • Brooks Park: 2.7 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 3.0 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 3.0 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Cannon Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Watch Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 5.3 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 5.4 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 5.6 mi
Museums: 31
Historic sites: 28
Attractions: 15
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 3.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.3 mi
  • rest area: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 6
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 23.6 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
  • Picnick Area: 6.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillN 352°165 m5.6 mi
Telegraph HillW 279°85 m24.4 mi
Discovery HillW 278°77 m23.3 mi
Signal HillWNW 295°60 m9.3 mi
Clay HillW 272°58 m17.4 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 293°45 m9.5 mi
Mill HillN 8°41 m6.9 mi
Green HillN 357°38 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0415:2916:13

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/29848892

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