Seven Gates
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Seven Gates is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Priester Pond, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 26 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 26.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 29.6 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
- Priester Pond: 0.3 mi
- Seven Gates: 0.3 mi
- Francis Newhall Woods Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Seven Gates: 0.9 mi
- Waskosims Rock: 0.9 mi
- Lamberts Cove Beach: 3.2 mi
- Menemsha Hills Reservation Beach: 4.2 mi
- Lucy Vincent Beach: 4.8 mi
- Menemsha Beach: 5.1 mi
- Lake Tashmoo Town Beach: 5.2 mi
- Valley Park: 4.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Boch Park: 5.6 mi
- Owen Park: 5.6 mi
- Forest Park: 6.2 mi
- Goat Rocks: 0.8 mi
- Whiting Hill: 1.0 mi
- Ridge Hill: 2.7 mi
- Abel Hill: 4.0 mi
- Pilot Hill: 4.2 mi
- War Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Woods Holl: 8.4 mi
- ship's anchor: 8.8 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 5.4 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 5.5 mi
- Cottage Museum: 7.2 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 7.4 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 2.3 mi
- Makonikey Head: 3.7 mi
- Wequobsque Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- North Head: 5.9 mi
- South Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Big Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 7.5 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 8.4 mi
- The Liberté: 10.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 8.4 mi
- Whale Tail: 8.4 mi
- Helen Keller: 8.4 mi
- Whale Tail: 9.0 mi
- Buddha: 14.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.9 mi
- West Chop Light: 6.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 6.9 mi
- Oil House: 6.9 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 8.6 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 20.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 20.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Seven Gates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SW 222° | 94.8 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 16° | 93 m | 22.0 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 24° | 85 m | 25.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 16° | 80 m | 23.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 232° | 78 m | 4.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 27° | 77 m | 24.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 15° | 71 m | 18.4 mi |
| Whiting Hill | W 279° | 68 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:39 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29697262
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 18 mi
- Mattapoisett · 19 mi
- Dartmouth · 21 mi
- Marion · 21 mi
- New Bedford · 22 mi
- Rochester · 24 mi
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