Nature reserve · Massachusetts
South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Area
South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988-02-10
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Mashpee Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58340, -70.49013
- 10.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Childs River Access: 2.2 mi
- Fonseca Park: 2.4 mi
- Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 3.3 mi
- Cotuit Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Johns Pond Park: 4.1 mi
Beaches
- South Cape Beach: 2.4 mi
- South Cape Beach: 2.5 mi
- Oregon Beach: 2.5 mi
- Loop Beach: 3.2 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 4.0 mi
Peaks
- Mt. Otis: 6.9 mi
- Mt. Zig: 7.0 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 7.3 mi
- Deer Horn Hill: 7.4 mi
- Swifts Hill: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Location of Hotel Attaquin: 4.5 mi
- Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 4.5 mi
- Trout's Grave: 4.8 mi
- Briant's Neck: 5.1 mi
- HU-16 Albatross: 5.9 mi
Museums: 44
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 3.3 mi
- Cahoon Museum of American Art: 4.3 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 4.6 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 23
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 6.1 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 6.1 mi
- The Liberté: 6.6 mi
- Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 8.2 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
- bluff: 1.9 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 9.4 mi
- Husselton Head: 9.6 mi
- North Head: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 15
- Mashpee Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 10.1 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 11
- Buddha: 1.4 mi
- Tree of Bike: 7.6 mi
- Helen Keller: 10.2 mi
- Whale Tail: 10.3 mi
- Rachel Carson: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 9
- truck pull-off: 9.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 9.6 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 12.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Oil House: 9.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.1 mi
- West Chop Light: 9.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 9.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | NNW 336° | 93 m | 9.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 1° | 85 m | 10.4 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNW 348° | 82 m | 12.1 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNW 341° | 80 m | 10.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 222° | 78 m | 20.1 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 7° | 77 m | 9.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NW 316° | 71 m | 7.4 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SW 222° | 68 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/883967263
Day trips start here
- Marion · 16 mi
- Wareham · 17 mi
- Mattapoisett · 18 mi
- SouthCoast · 19 mi
- Rochester · 20 mi
- New Bedford · 23 mi
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