Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary
Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.04441, -70.76659
- 24.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 24.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 26 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary: 0.1 mi
- Trait Farm Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Town Land: 0.6 mi
- Trait Farm Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Town Land: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Camp Wing: 2.4 mi
- Town Park: 2.9 mi
- Herring Run Historical Park: 3.0 mi
- Ada F. Hall House: 3.1 mi
- Pottle Field: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Waiting Hill: 2.7 mi
- Long Hill: 3.3 mi
- North Hill: 3.5 mi
- Pudding Hill: 4.0 mi
- Tea Rock Hill: 4.2 mi
Museums: 60
- Art Complex Museum: 4.1 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 4.2 mi
- Windsor House Museum: 4.8 mi
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Daniel Webster Law Office Museum: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.3 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 4.8 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 5.4 mi
- Plymouth County Hospital: 5.5 mi
- Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
Beaches
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 5.0 mi
- Lingan Street Beach: 5.2 mi
- Standish Shore: 5.4 mi
- Captain's Flats: 5.9 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 49
- Rock Garden: 12.4 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 12.6 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 12.7 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 34
- High Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Third Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Second Cliff: 10.5 mi
- First Cliff: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 33
- Pembroke Herring Run: 2.8 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 7.9 mi
- Mayflower II: 7.9 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 9.0 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 28
- Myles Standish Legs: 4.5 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 8.0 mi
- Massasoit: 8.0 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 8.1 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 12.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 20.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.4 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Plymouth Light: 9.0 mi
- Pumphouse: 9.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.6 mi
- Boston Light: 20.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 5.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 5.2 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 9.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Pakomet Spring: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monks Hill | SSE 158° | 83 m | 6.2 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNE 19° | 77 m | 5.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 336° | 72 m | 11.3 mi |
| Judges Hill | NNW 345° | 71 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Blue | NNW 343° | 66 m | 10.4 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NNW 348° | 64 m | 9.6 mi |
| Locust Hill | WNW 287° | 62 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSE 154° | 62 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29692680
Day trips start here
- Halifax · 6 mi
- Bridgewater · 11 mi
- Carver · 11 mi
- Scituate · 11 mi
- Brockton · 13 mi
- Middleborough · 13 mi
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