Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Thomas Salt Meadow
Thomas Salt Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Broad Marsh, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.75274, -70.72449
- 11.9 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 28.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 28.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Broad Marsh: 0.1 mi
- Broad Marsh: 0.1 mi
- Broad Marsh: 0.1 mi
- Swifts Beach Road: 0.2 mi
- Swifts Beach Road: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Mary Besse Park and Pier: 0.7 mi
- Wing Park: 1.0 mi
- Mary Besse Park: 1.1 mi
- Point Road Park: 2.2 mi
- Longwood Park: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Swifts Neck Association: 1.0 mi
- Swifts Beach: 1.1 mi
- Minot Forest Beach: 1.1 mi
- Cedar Island: 1.2 mi
- Parkwood Beach: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Wankinco Neck: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 1.5 mi
- Brandy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Great Hill: 3.1 mi
- Tempes Knob: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Delano Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Maritime Park: 5.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Sagamore Hill Trail: 10.8 mi
Museums: 59
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 0.6 mi
- Kendrick House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 11.1 mi
- Sandwich Glass Museum: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 35
- Edaville: 7.1 mi
- Herring Run: 8.4 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 8.6 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 13.0 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
- The Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Hog Island: 5.0 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 10.4 mi
- White Banks: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 18
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Tree of Bike: 9.2 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 14.4 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 14.5 mi
- Massasoit: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 18
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 11.2 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 11.3 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 11.3 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 11.3 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 14.3 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.8 mi
- Plymouth Light: 18.5 mi
- Pumphouse: 18.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 6.1 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 13.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.8 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 8.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Thomas Salt Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | NNE 30° | 114 m | 13.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | ESE 110° | 93 m | 8.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | E 96° | 85 m | 12.4 mi |
| Monks Hill | N 1° | 83 m | 14.4 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | E 89° | 82 m | 9.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | E 99° | 80 m | 8.7 mi |
| Discovery Hill | E 98° | 77 m | 13.4 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | SE 132° | 71 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690954
Day trips start here
- Wareham · 1 mi
- Marion · 4 mi
- Rochester · 5 mi
- Mattapoisett · 8 mi
- Carver · 9 mi
- SouthCoast · 10 mi
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