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Standish Shores Preserve

Standish Shores Preserve from directly overhead

Standish Shores Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.73789, -70.70360
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
  • Wankinco Neck: 1.1 mi
  • Brandy Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Great Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Tempes Knob: 2.4 mi
  • Lincoln Hill: 3.0 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Mary Besse Park and Pier: 1.4 mi
  • Longwood Park: 2.0 mi
  • Longwood Park: 2.0 mi
  • Longwood Park: 2.0 mi
  • Wabassa Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 60
Attractions: 36
  • Herring Run: 7.6 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 7.8 mi
  • Edaville: 8.4 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 12.1 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 18
  • Merchant Marine Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Tree of Bike: 7.8 mi
  • Whale Tail: 14.8 mi
  • Rachel Carson: 14.8 mi
  • Helen Keller: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 10.2 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 13.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.6 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 7.8 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Standish Shores Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNE 24°114 m14.3 mi
Pine HillsNNE 24°95 m14.9 mi
Pine HillESE 106°93 m7.4 mi
Telegraph HillE 91°85 m11.2 mi
Flatrock HillE 82°82 m8.6 mi
Avery HillE 93°80 m7.5 mi
Discovery HillE 94°77 m12.2 mi
Deer Horn HillSE 132°71 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:4020:22
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689963

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