Strong Island
Strong Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the west-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Strong Island Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 4.6 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chatham Conservation Foundation
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Strong Island Beach: 0.1 mi
- Fisherman's Landing: 3.3 mi
- Hardings Beach: 4.4 mi
- Nauset Beach: 4.6 mi
- Nauset Beach: 4.7 mi
- Strong Island Marsh: 0.3 mi
- Eastwood Point Lot 56: 0.6 mi
- Beach Near Strong Island: 0.6 mi
- Eastward Road: 0.6 mi
- Eastward Road Lot 55: 0.6 mi
- Veterans' Park: 2.6 mi
- Nickerson Park: 2.7 mi
- Kate Gould Park: 2.9 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 3.4 mi
- Eldredge Park: 4.5 mi
- Cannon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nauset Beach Dunes: 1.3 mi
- Watch Hill: 3.1 mi
- Grassy Nook: 4.1 mi
- Mill Hill: 4.4 mi
- Chatham Shark Center: 1.7 mi
- Chatham Marconi Maritime Center: 1.8 mi
- Chatham Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
- Josiah Mayo House: 2.8 mi
- Atwood House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Chatham Civil War Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Chatham Settler's Memorial: 2.8 mi
- The Battle of Chatham Harbor: 3.4 mi
- Mack Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Original Prop: 3.5 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 2.3 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 2.9 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 5.2 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 6.1 mi
- Penniman House: 6.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 3.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 9.5 mi
- rest area: 11.4 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 3.5 mi
- Oil House: 3.5 mi
- Chatham Light: 3.5 mi
- Nauset Light: 9.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 9.6 mi
- The Catch: 4.6 mi
- Chime: 11.3 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 17.1 mi
- Saint John Paul: 17.7 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 18.0 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 4.5 mi
- Indian Neck: 13.5 mi
- Salten Point: 18.2 mi
- Fullers Point: 22.2 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Picnick Area: 4.5 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 18.9 mi
- Long Point: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strong Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | WNW 302° | 165 m | 4.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | W 274° | 60 m | 11.7 mi |
| Clay Hill | W 263° | 58 m | 20.9 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | W 273° | 45 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | NNW 328° | 41 m | 4.4 mi |
| The Highlands | NNW 346° | 41 m | 22.6 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 348° | 38 m | 20.8 mi |
| Scorton Hill | W 270° | 35 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:36 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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