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Water Dept. Land

Water Dept. Land from directly overhead

Water Dept. Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Labyrinth Nantucket Land Bank, a park 0.4 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.26927, -70.08432

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • The Creeks: 0.6 mi
  • Monomoy: 0.7 mi
  • Milestone Rd: 0.8 mi
  • Sturgis Pines: 0.8 mi
  • Milestone Rd: 0.8 mi
Beaches: 33
Museums: 16
Parks: 14
  • Labyrinth Nantucket Land Bank: 0.4 mi
  • Consue Springs: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Richard: 0.8 mi
  • Mill Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Dead Horse Valley: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Popsquatchet Hills: 1.6 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Fudge Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Shawkemo Hills: 2.3 mi
  • Swain Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Hadwen House Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 1.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Whale Tail: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Dept. Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Folger HillENE 79°33 m4.0 mi
Sampson HillWNW 290°28 m22.0 mi
Shawkemo HillsENE 64°26 m2.3 mi
Sauls HillsE 80°23 m4.0 mi
Popsquatchet HillsWNW 293°22 m1.6 mi
Washaqua HillWNW 288°22 m21.2 mi
Macys HillENE 75°19 m3.2 mi
Fudge HillNE 49°18 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0819:3620:18
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0315:3116:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333438465462696964554639
Precip in3.22.83.83.63.03.02.73.03.64.43.83.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29800233

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