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Route 28 Site

Route 28 Site from directly overhead

Route 28 Site is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northwest, 2.7 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 2.9 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.73481, -69.99329
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Route 28 Site: 0.0 mi
  • Earle / Tarkiln Marsh: 0.1 mi
  • E C Nickerson Property: 0.2 mi
  • Tarkiln Marsh: 0.2 mi
  • Pleasant Court Open Space: 0.3 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Eldredge Park: 3.3 mi
  • Former Camp Wono: 3.4 mi
  • Town of Brewster vacant structure: 3.7 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 3.8 mi
  • Cape Cod Sea Camps: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 41
  • Grassy Nook: 2.0 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mill Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 33
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 17
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 1.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 2.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 7.8 mi
  • rest area: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 2.6 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Route 28 Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNW 306°165 m2.7 mi
Discovery HillW 268°77 m24.5 mi
Signal HillW 270°60 m9.8 mi
Clay HillW 260°58 m19.1 mi
Black Ball HillW 268°45 m10.2 mi
Mill HillN 352°41 m2.9 mi
The HighlandsN 351°41 m21.3 mi
Green HillN 353°38 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29845332

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