- Elevation
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 24.7 miles
- Peaked Hill94.8 m · 10.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)21.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4405, -70.5707
Trade Winds Field Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a recorded 8 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off.
Used historically as a grass strip airfield, this area is now owned by the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank Commission. Aircraft landings still do occur, but they are rare, and the preserve has been maintained as a large open grassland habitat.
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Trade Winds Field Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | WSW 237° | 94.8 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 1° | 93 m | 18.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 12° | 85 m | 20.7 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 4° | 82 m | 21.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 2° | 80 m | 20.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 241° | 78 m | 10.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 15° | 77 m | 20.3 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 356° | 71 m | 15.2 mi |
- 21.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
Named places within 25 miles
- Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- Oriental Park: 0.6 mi
- Oriental Park: 0.6 mi
- Veira Park: 0.8 mi
- Hiawatha Park: 0.9 mi
- Farm Pond Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Farm Pond Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Southern Woodlands Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Lagoon Bridge Park & Boat Landing: 1.5 mi
- Eastville Point Beach: 1.6 mi
- The Inkwell Beach: 1.2 mi
- Seaview Beach: 1.3 mi
- Doug's Cove: 1.5 mi
- Town Beach: 1.5 mi
- Eastville Beach: 1.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pilot Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mill Hill: 5.1 mi
- Sampson Hill: 6.3 mi
- War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 1.4 mi
- ship's anchor: 5.0 mi
- cannon: 5.1 mi
- cannon: 5.1 mi
- Cottage Museum: 1.1 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 1.2 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 1.6 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 2.0 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Big Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 6.3 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 7.4 mi
- The Liberté: 7.4 mi
- North Head: 1.4 mi
- Husselton Head: 2.4 mi
- Makonikey Head: 5.0 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 6.7 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 7.0 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 7.9 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 19.2 mi
- Whale Tail: 4.7 mi
- Helen Keller: 7.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 7.9 mi
- Rachel Carson: 7.9 mi
- Buddha: 9.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 3.1 mi
- Oil House: 3.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 3.2 mi
- West Chop Light: 3.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 3.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.3 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.4 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.1 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 23.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 4 mi away.
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