Pole Dyke Swamp
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Pole Dyke Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 13 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 12 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pole Dyke Swamp: 0.3 mi
- Pole Dyke Swamp: 0.4 mi
- Mayo Creek: 0.6 mi
- Pole Dyke Swamp: 0.6 mi
- Duck Creek: 1.2 mi
- Mayo Beach: 1.2 mi
- Long Pond Beach: 1.3 mi
- Powers Landing: 1.3 mi
- Gull Pond Beach: 1.4 mi
- Great Pond Beach: 2.0 mi
- Cannon Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Snows Field: 3.9 mi
- Mill Field: 5.4 mi
- Mill Field: 5.4 mi
- Pilgrim Pond Park: 6.5 mi
- Cannon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Griffin Island: 1.4 mi
- Gross Hill: 1.8 mi
- Little Beach Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bearberry Hill (West Summit): 3.8 mi
- Indian Grave Stone: 1.9 mi
- Steamer Portland: 6.5 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 6.5 mi
- Eastham Train Depot and Water Tower: 8.6 mi
- Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn: 9.6 mi
- Wellfleet Historical Society Museum: 0.7 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 1.2 mi
- Highland House Museum: 6.5 mi
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 8.2 mi
- Atlantic White Shark Conservancy: 10.3 mi
- Chime: 5.0 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 10.2 mi
- Homage to the Fishermen (1989): 10.4 mi
- Bubbles the Humpback: 10.4 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 10.5 mi
- Penniman House: 9.6 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 10.3 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 10.4 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 10.5 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 11.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 17.9 mi
- rest area: 18.9 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 6.5 mi
- Oil House: 7.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.4 mi
- Nauset Light: 7.4 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 19.6 mi
- Indian Neck: 2.6 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 20.5 mi
- Salten Point: 21.5 mi
- Fullers Point: 23.4 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 5.0 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 10.3 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 10.5 mi
- Picnick Area: 12.6 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Long Point: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pole Dyke Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | S 180° | 165 m | 13.1 mi |
| Signal Hill | SSW 207° | 60 m | 16.5 mi |
| Clay Hill | SW 222° | 58 m | 24.5 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | SSW 208° | 45 m | 17.0 mi |
| The Highlands | N 349° | 41 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 171° | 41 m | 12.0 mi |
| Green Hill | N 358° | 38 m | 4.7 mi |
| Scorton Hill | SW 230° | 35 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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