Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Town Landing
Town Landing is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Berrybrook School, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.03049, -70.76055
- 23.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 25.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Berrybrook School: 0.9 mi
- O"Neil Farm: 1.0 mi
- Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Fordville Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Pottle Field: 2.2 mi
- Annie Drew Dunham Park: 2.5 mi
- Sampson Forest & Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Camp Wing: 3.3 mi
- Town Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Waiting Hill: 2.6 mi
- North Hill: 3.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.9 mi
- Hardin Hill: 4.1 mi
- Captains Hill: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Myles Standish Monument: 4.2 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 4.7 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.9 mi
- Plymouth County Hospital: 6.0 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 6.5 mi
Beaches
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 4.6 mi
- Standish Shore: 4.8 mi
- Lingan Street Beach: 4.9 mi
- Captain's Flats: 5.2 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 7.1 mi
Museums: 57
- Art Complex Museum: 3.9 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 4.0 mi
- Windsor House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- King Caesar House: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 35
- Rock Garden: 13.3 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 13.5 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 13.6 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 33
- High Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Third Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Second Cliff: 11.4 mi
- First Cliff: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 27
- Pembroke Herring Run: 3.7 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 7.0 mi
- Mayflower II: 7.0 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 10.0 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 26
- Myles Standish Legs: 4.5 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 7.1 mi
- Massasoit: 7.1 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 7.2 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 7.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Plymouth Light: 8.4 mi
- Pumphouse: 8.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 21.6 mi
- Boston Light: 21.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 13.8 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 20.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.2 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 8.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 20.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Town Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | SE 129° | 114 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pine Hills | SE 126° | 95 m | 11.1 mi |
| Monks Hill | SSE 158° | 83 m | 5.2 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNE 14° | 77 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Blue | NNW 343° | 66 m | 11.4 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NNW 347° | 64 m | 10.7 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 148° | 64 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSE 153° | 62 m | 9.4 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690541
Day trips start here
- Halifax · 6 mi
- Carver · 10 mi
- Bridgewater · 11 mi
- Middleborough · 12 mi
- Scituate · 12 mi
- Brockton · 14 mi
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