Taylor Rd., Wellfleet Harbor
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Taylor Rd., Wellfleet Harbor is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 12 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 10 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Rd., Wellfleet Harbor: 0.0 mi
- Taylor Road Wellfleet Harbor: 0.0 mi
- Duck Creek (Dubeau) Cr: 0.4 mi
- Breakwater Beach Ii: 0.5 mi
- Indian Neck Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Mayo Beach: 1.0 mi
- Powers Landing: 1.4 mi
- Great Pond Beach: 1.4 mi
- Long Pond Beach: 1.5 mi
- Gull Pond Beach: 2.1 mi
- Cannon Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- Mill Field: 3.7 mi
- Mill Field: 3.8 mi
- Snows Field: 5.5 mi
- Three Sisters of Nauset: 5.7 mi
- Cannon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Gross Hill: 2.1 mi
- Griffin Island: 2.4 mi
- Little Beach Hill: 3.1 mi
- Bearberry Hill (West Summit): 5.3 mi
- Indian Grave Stone: 2.4 mi
- Eastham Train Depot and Water Tower: 6.9 mi
- Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn: 8.0 mi
- Steamer Portland: 8.1 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 8.1 mi
- Wellfleet Historical Society Museum: 1.0 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 2.7 mi
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 6.5 mi
- Highland House Museum: 8.1 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 9.7 mi
- Chime: 3.3 mi
- The Catch: 10.0 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 11.8 mi
- Homage to the Fishermen (1989): 12.0 mi
- Bubbles the Humpback: 12.0 mi
- Penniman House: 8.0 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 8.7 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 9.3 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 12.0 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 12.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.7 mi
- rest area: 17.8 mi
- Oil House: 5.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.8 mi
- Nauset Light: 5.8 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 8.1 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 18.0 mi
- Indian Neck: 1.1 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 18.8 mi
- Salten Point: 20.9 mi
- Fullers Point: 23.1 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 3.3 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 12.0 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 12.1 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 24.9 mi
- Picnick Area: 11.1 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Long Point: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taylor Rd., Wellfleet Harbor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | S 183° | 165 m | 11.6 mi |
| Signal Hill | SSW 212° | 60 m | 15.6 mi |
| Clay Hill | SW 226° | 58 m | 24.0 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | SSW 213° | 45 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Highlands | NNW 346° | 41 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 174° | 41 m | 10.4 mi |
| Green Hill | N 351° | 38 m | 6.3 mi |
| Scorton Hill | SW 234° | 35 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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