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Sand Spit

Sand Spit from directly overhead

Sand Spit is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Way Cr, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 8.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.68241, -70.62482
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Way Cr: 0.3 mi
  • Way Cr: 0.3 mi
  • Pocasset Heights Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Pocasset Heights: 0.3 mi
  • Pocasset Heights: 0.4 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Pocasset River Marine Park: 1.0 mi
  • Picture Lake Park: 1.4 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 1.4 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 1.5 mi
  • Picture Lake Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites: 55
  • Maritime Park: 3.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 5.2 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 5.2 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Herring Run: 7.0 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 7.2 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 9.2 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 9.2 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 17
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 16
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 6.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.5 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 17.4 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 7.1 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Sand Spit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 6°114 m17.0 mi
Pine HillsN 6°95 m17.6 mi
Pine HillENE 59°93 m3.5 mi
Telegraph HillENE 64°85 m8.0 mi
Flatrock HillNE 42°82 m6.7 mi
Avery HillNE 45°80 m4.9 mi
Discovery HillENE 70°77 m8.6 mi
Deer Horn HillSE 129°71 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29699188

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