Waquoit Bay Nerr
Waquoit Bay Nerr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit: 0.4 mi
- Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit: 0.4 mi
- Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit: 0.4 mi
- Moonakis Road, Waquoit Cr: 0.6 mi
- M Doutt Moonakis Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Fonseca Park: 0.6 mi
- Childs River Access: 0.8 mi
- Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 2.5 mi
- Sandwich Road Playing Fields: 2.6 mi
- Johns Pond Park: 3.7 mi
- South Cape Beach: 2.7 mi
- South Cape Beach: 2.7 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 3.1 mi
- Menauhant Beach: 3.1 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 3.2 mi
- Mt. Otis: 5.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mt. Zig: 5.5 mi
- Deer Horn Hill: 6.0 mi
- Swifts Hill: 6.2 mi
- Location of Hotel Attaquin: 4.6 mi
- Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 4.7 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 4.7 mi
- HU-25 Falcon: 5.3 mi
- HU-16 Albatross: 5.3 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 2.5 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 4.6 mi
- Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 4.7 mi
- Cahoon Museum of American Art: 5.1 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 5.4 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 4.8 mi
- The Liberté: 5.3 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 7.1 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 8.8 mi
- Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 9.0 mi
- bluff: 3.3 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 8.0 mi
- Husselton Head: 9.0 mi
- North Head: 10.0 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 8.7 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 10.9 mi
- Buddha: 2.5 mi
- Tree of Bike: 6.1 mi
- Helen Keller: 8.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 8.8 mi
- Rachel Carson: 8.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.3 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 13.9 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.2 mi
- Oil House: 8.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.4 mi
- West Chop Light: 8.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.4 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 12.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Waquoit Bay Nerr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SW 215° | 94.8 m | 19.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 346° | 93 m | 8.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 11° | 85 m | 10.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 356° | 82 m | 11.5 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 350° | 80 m | 10.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 217° | 78 m | 19.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 17° | 77 m | 9.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NW 326° | 71 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29703367
Day trips start here
- Marion · 15 mi
- Mattapoisett · 16 mi
- Wareham · 16 mi
- SouthCoast · 17 mi
- Rochester · 18 mi
- New Bedford · 22 mi
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