Salt Marsh
Salt Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pamet Marsh, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pamet Marsh: 0.2 mi
- Castle Road Cr: 0.3 mi
- Indian Isle Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Parker Marsh: 0.7 mi
- Harbor Flats: 0.8 mi
- Fisher Beach: 1.1 mi
- Ballston Beach: 2.1 mi
- Great Hollow Beach: 2.1 mi
- Longnook Beach: 2.2 mi
- Brush Valley: 2.3 mi
- Snows Field: 0.4 mi
- Pilgrim Pond Park: 3.0 mi
- Cannon Hill Park: 4.4 mi
- Pilgrim's First Landing Park: 7.5 mi
- Town Hall Grounds: 7.6 mi
- Tom Hill: 0.6 mi
- Corn Hill: 1.2 mi
- Smalls Hill: 1.5 mi
- Green Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bearberry Hill (West Summit): 1.8 mi
- Steamer Portland: 3.1 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 3.1 mi
- Indian Grave Stone: 4.3 mi
- Linda J Walker Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Provincetown Players Marker (Lewis Wharf): 7.2 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 2.8 mi
- Highland House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Wellfleet Historical Society Museum: 4.2 mi
- Atlantic White Shark Conservancy: 7.3 mi
- Provincetown Art Association & Museum;Provincetown Art Association and Museum: 7.4 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 7.2 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 7.4 mi
- James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 7.4 mi
- Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 7.4 mi
- Berta Walker Sculpture Garden: 7.4 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 7.4 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 7.5 mi
- Penniman House: 13.1 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 13.7 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 14.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 17.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.8 mi
- rest area: 21.6 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 3.1 mi
- Oil House: 10.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 10.8 mi
- Nauset Light: 10.9 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 23.1 mi
- Indian Neck: 6.1 mi
- Salten Point: 23.4 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 23.9 mi
- Fullers Point: 24.7 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 7.1 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 7.4 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 8.5 mi
- Picnick Area: 16.0 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Long Point: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | S 175° | 165 m | 16.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | SSW 199° | 60 m | 19.1 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | SSW 200° | 45 m | 19.5 mi |
| The Highlands | N 1° | 41 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | SSE 168° | 41 m | 15.4 mi |
| Green Hill | NE 36° | 38 m | 1.8 mi |
| Corn Hill | NW 304° | 34 m | 1.2 mi |
| Smalls Hill | NE 47° | 34 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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