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Pole Dyke Swamp

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Pole Dyke Swamp from directly overhead

Pole Dyke Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 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

Coordinates41.94825, -70.04508

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks: 57
  • Cannon Hill Park: 1.3 mi
  • Snows Field: 3.7 mi
  • Mill Field: 5.6 mi
  • Mill Field: 5.6 mi
  • Pilgrim Pond Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 29
Artworks: 26
  • Chime: 5.3 mi
  • They Also Faced the Sea: 9.9 mi
  • Homage to the Fishermen (1989): 10.1 mi
  • Bubbles the Humpback: 10.1 mi
  • Windmill (demolished): 10.1 mi
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 9
  • truck pull-off: 14.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 16.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 17.8 mi
  • rest area: 18.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 12.7 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillS 178°165 m13.2 mi
Signal HillSSW 206°60 m16.4 mi
Clay HillSW 222°58 m24.3 mi
Black Ball HillSSW 206°45 m16.8 mi
The HighlandsN 353°41 m6.4 mi
Mill HillS 169°41 m12.1 mi
Green HillN 3°38 m4.6 mi
Scorton HillSW 229°35 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:52
June solstice05:0619:3720:20
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0515:2816:13

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, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29844242

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