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South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Area

South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Area from directly overhead

South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 9.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60029, -70.47731

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks
  • Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 2.2 mi
  • Cotuit Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Fonseca Park: 3.0 mi
  • Childs River Access: 3.2 mi
  • Johns Pond Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
  • Mt. Otis: 6.8 mi
  • Mt. Zig: 6.9 mi
  • Deer Horn Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Clay Hill: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 3.4 mi
  • Trout's Grave: 3.4 mi
  • Briant's Neck: 3.7 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 5.1 mi
Museums: 44
Attractions: 23
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 4.8 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 6.9 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 7.3 mi
  • The Liberté: 7.8 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Gardens: 15
Artworks: 11
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 8.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 8.3 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 11.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 13.6 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 12.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillNNW 329°93 m8.8 mi
Telegraph HillN 357°85 m9.2 mi
Flatrock HillNNW 344°82 m11.1 mi
Avery HillNNW 335°80 m10.0 mi
Discovery HillN 3°77 m8.6 mi
Deer Horn HillNW 306°71 m7.1 mi
Whiting HillSW 221°68 m17.8 mi
Discovery HillNNW 340°61 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0919:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0615:3116:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293136465664706962524336
Precip in4.94.05.34.63.94.13.83.03.95.34.75.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29699354

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