Whelan Cr
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Whelan Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the east, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Mile Farm Reservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Two Mile Farm Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Mounces Meadow: 0.4 mi
- Messer Land: 0.4 mi
- Jose C. Carreiro Woodland: 0.5 mi
- Blueberry Island: 0.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 0.6 mi
- Marshfield Hills: 1.0 mi
- Till Rock: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill: 2.0 mi
- Carolina Hill: 2.0 mi
- Salt Marsh Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Magoun Park: 2.1 mi
- Gaffield Park: 2.8 mi
- Ada F. Hall House: 2.8 mi
- Norwell Village Area Historic District: 3.0 mi
- Dedication to Park Donator: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 3.3 mi
- Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Caesar: 6.0 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 3.5 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 4.7 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 4.9 mi
- Herring Run: 10.3 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 10.9 mi
- Maritime and Mossing Museum: 4.1 mi
- Station No. 5: 4.4 mi
- Daniel Webster Law Office Museum: 6.0 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- Art Complex Museum: 6.8 mi
- Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 5.5 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 8.3 mi
- Cupid's Kiss Statue: 8.9 mi
- The Bell: 9.0 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Museum Beach: 6.2 mi
- Sand Hills Beach: 6.5 mi
- Egypt Beach: 6.9 mi
- North Scituate Beach: 7.8 mi
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 8.2 mi
- Craig M. Simeone Square: 8.1 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 9.8 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 9.9 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Third Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Second Cliff: 5.6 mi
- First Cliff: 6.1 mi
- White Head: 8.9 mi
- Plymouth Light: 11.8 mi
- Pumphouse: 11.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.6 mi
- Boston Light: 15.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.6 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 16.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 20.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 0.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 0.7 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 13.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 22.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Whelan Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hill | E 82° | 77 m | 2.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 318° | 72 m | 6.7 mi |
| Judges Hill | NNW 331° | 71 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Blue | NNW 327° | 66 m | 5.5 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | NNW 335° | 64 m | 4.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | E 96° | 61 m | 3.7 mi |
| Marshfield Hills | NNE 33° | 58 m | 1.0 mi |
| Paradise Hill | NW 321° | 58 m | 3.7 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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