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Sacrifice Rock Woods

Sacrifice Rock Woods from directly overhead

Sacrifice Rock Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Southeast District Hq, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 4.7 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002-03-08

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77670, -70.58230

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Signal Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Burying Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Flatrock Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Cape Cod Canal Access: 1.4 mi
  • Bourne Scenic Park: 1.8 mi
  • Queen Sewell Park: 2.0 mi
  • Keith Field: 2.2 mi
  • Butler Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites: 55
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Sagamore Hill Trail: 3.3 mi
  • Maritime Park: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Samuel M. Beale, Jr, M.D.: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Herring Run: 1.1 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 1.1 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 6.2 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 6.2 mi
  • Edaville: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 16
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 4.3 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 4.4 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 1.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.4 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 11.8 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 16.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 1.1 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Sacrifice Rock Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 358°114 m10.4 mi
Pine HillsN 359°95 m11.0 mi
Pine HillS 170°93 m4.8 mi
Telegraph HillESE 121°85 m5.8 mi
Monks HillNNW 331°83 m14.6 mi
Flatrock HillSE 124°82 m2.7 mi
Avery HillSSE 158°80 m3.3 mi
Discovery HillESE 121°77 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29699500

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