- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- Deer Park Hill165 m · 15.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7146, -70.3355
Sand Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 0 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mollys Island, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Sand Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | E 79° | 165 m | 15.8 mi |
| Manomet Hill | NW 318° | 114 m | 19.7 mi |
| Pine Hills | NW 320° | 95 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 268° | 93 m | 11.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 280° | 85 m | 7.9 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | WNW 285° | 82 m | 10.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | W 276° | 80 m | 11.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 276° | 77 m | 6.9 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mollys Island: 0.1 mi
- Huckins Island: 0.3 mi
- Duck Island: 0.3 mi
- Jules Island: 0.4 mi
- Barnstable: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Barnstable Historical Soceity - Phinney Jones House: 1.6 mi
- US Coast Guard Heritage Museum: 2.1 mi
- Centerville Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Captain Bangs Hallet House: 4.8 mi
- Edward Gorey House: 4.8 mi
Beaches
- Millway Beach: 2.0 mi
- Wequaquet Lake Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sandy Neck Beach: 2.8 mi
- Scorton Neck Beach: 3.4 mi
- Opeechee Heights Beach: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Sunset Lane Beach Access: 2.1 mi
- Ellen A. McBarron Field: 3.7 mi
- Anthony & Georgia Botsey Park: 3.8 mi
- Discover Flying RC- Cape Cod Airfield: 3.9 mi
- Mothers Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Shootflying Hill: 2.2 mi
- Clay Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 2.3 mi
- White Hill: 2.4 mi
- Scorton Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 57
- The Unitarian Church of Barnstable: 2.1 mi
- Abraham Blish: 2.1 mi
- Benjamin Bodfish Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Scott Rock: 3.7 mi
- Sachem Iyanough: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 37
- Mercy Otis Warren: 1.8 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 1.8 mi
- Saint John Paul: 5.3 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 5.6 mi
- Buddha: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 27
- Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 4.2 mi
- Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 5.1 mi
- Putter's Paradise: 5.5 mi
- Jump On Us!: 5.9 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 16
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 6.0 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 7.2 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- McInnes Garden: 9.0 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Salten Point: 1.5 mi
- Fullers Point: 2.9 mi
- bluff: 10.2 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 13.3 mi
Lighthouses: 14
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 20.1 mi
- Oil House: 20.1 mi
- Chatham Light: 20.1 mi
- Oil House: 21.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 12
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 3.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 3.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 3.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 12.3 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Picnick Area: 16.5 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Long Point: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:30 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis, 4 mi away.
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