Whimbrel Land
Whimbrel Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the north-northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Milton Manor, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Bourne
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Milton Manor: 0.1 mi
- Cataumet Wellfield: 0.4 mi
- Hope Spring: 0.4 mi
- Ottey Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Hope Spring: 0.5 mi
- Mt. Zig: 0.8 mi
- Deer Horn Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mt. Otis: 0.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.2 mi
- Nye Park: 0.9 mi
- Picture Lake Park: 2.4 mi
- Picture Lake Park: 2.4 mi
- Crane Wildlife Reservation Field: 2.8 mi
- Pocasset River Marine Park: 2.8 mi
- Eustis Beach: 1.5 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 1.7 mi
- Merriam Beach: 1.8 mi
- Southwest Beach: 2.3 mi
- Barlow's Landing Beach: 2.7 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 3.7 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 6.2 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 7.0 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 8.1 mi
- HU-25 Falcon: 4.1 mi
- HU-16 Albatross: 4.2 mi
- Maritime Park: 5.7 mi
- Location of Hotel Attaquin: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 7.7 mi
- The Liberté: 7.8 mi
- Herring Run: 8.3 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 8.5 mi
- Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 9.4 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Hog Island: 4.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- bluff: 8.2 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 9.6 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 8.1 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 8.1 mi
- Tree of Bike: 0.3 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Buddha: 8.8 mi
- Helen Keller: 9.7 mi
- Whale Tail: 9.7 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 11.0 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 16.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.0 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 10.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.1 mi
- Oil House: 12.1 mi
- West Chop Light: 12.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 12.2 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 8.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Whimbrel Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | NNE 30° | 93 m | 4.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 49° | 85 m | 8.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 27° | 82 m | 7.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 25° | 80 m | 5.8 mi |
| Discovery Hill | ENE 57° | 77 m | 8.5 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | ENE 73° | 71 m | 0.9 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SSW 196° | 68 m | 18.0 mi |
| Flagg Hill | N 353° | 64 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29702924
Day trips start here
- Marion · 9 mi
- Wareham · 9 mi
- Mattapoisett · 11 mi
- Rochester · 12 mi
- SouthCoast · 12 mi
- New Bedford · 17 mi
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