Point Gammon
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Point Gammon is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Island, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Great Island: 0.7 mi
- Smiths Point: 1.1 mi
- Great Island: 1.3 mi
- Pine Island: 1.7 mi
- Lewis Bay: 2.4 mi
- Kalmus Park Beach: 1.7 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Bismore Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Michael K. Aselton Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Stone Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Keyes Memorial Beach: 2.2 mi
- Keyes Beach: 2.2 mi
- Hyannis Port Beach: 2.3 mi
- Englewood Beach: 2.3 mi
- Bay View Street Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 5.5 mi
- German hill: 6.2 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 6.4 mi
- Shootflying Hill: 6.4 mi
- Cape Cod Maritime Museum: 2.9 mi
- Guyer Barn: 3.0 mi
- Zion Union Heritage Museum: 3.1 mi
- Whydah Pirate Museum: 3.4 mi
- Centerville Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Railroad Wharf: 2.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- American Legion Post 206: 2.2 mi
- John F Kennedy Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Sachem Iyanough: 3.1 mi
- Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 3.0 mi
- Jump On Us!: 3.1 mi
- Putter's Paradise: 3.2 mi
- Pirates Cove: 3.6 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 8.2 mi
- Salten Point: 7.2 mi
- bluff: 10.3 mi
- Fullers Point: 10.4 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 16.2 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 2.4 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 14.0 mi
- McInnes Garden: 15.5 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 15.5 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 2.6 mi
- Saint John Paul: 2.8 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 6.6 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 6.6 mi
- Buddha: 12.1 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 16.8 mi
- Oil House: 16.8 mi
- Chatham Light: 16.8 mi
- Oil House: 19.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.4 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 5.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 6.7 mi
- rest area: 7.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 9.1 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Picnick Area: 16.5 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Point Gammon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | NE 49° | 165 m | 15.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 294° | 93 m | 16.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NW 307° | 85 m | 14.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NW 305° | 82 m | 17.2 mi |
| Avery Hill | WNW 299° | 80 m | 17.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NW 307° | 77 m | 13.1 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | WNW 282° | 71 m | 17.0 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NW 305° | 61 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29844848
Day trips start here
- Marion · 26 mi
- Wareham · 26 mi
- Mattapoisett · 29 mi
- Rochester · 30 mi
- SouthCoast · 30 mi
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