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Red River

Red River from directly overhead

Red River is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Red River Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.4 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67165, -70.03763

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Larsen Park: 1.5 mi
  • Brooks Park: 2.0 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 4.0 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Cannon Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Watch Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 5.8 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 6.4 mi
Museums: 34
Historic sites: 30
Attractions: 15
Gardens: 12
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 23.1 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 3.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.5 mi
  • rest area: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnick Area: 6.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillN 1°165 m6.0 mi
Telegraph HillW 281°85 m23.5 mi
Discovery HillW 279°77 m22.5 mi
Signal HillWNW 300°60 m8.7 mi
Clay HillW 273°58 m16.5 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 297°45 m8.9 mi
Mill HillNNE 15°41 m7.5 mi
Green HillN 360°38 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0719:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0515:2916:13

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29848055

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