William Simons Conservation Area
William Simons Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mashpee River Access, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mashpee River Access: 0.4 mi
- Mashpee River Access: 0.4 mi
- Samuel Godfrey Lot: 0.5 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Mashpee Pond Lot: 0.6 mi
- Mashpee Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Collins Lot: 0.5 mi
- Attaquin Park: 0.8 mi
- Park: 1.1 mi
- Johns Pond Park: 1.9 mi
- Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach: 1.7 mi
- Loop Beach: 3.2 mi
- Snake Pond Beach: 3.3 mi
- Hamblini Pond Beach: 3.5 mi
- Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beach: 3.6 mi
- Discovery Hill: 5.6 mi
- Deer Horn Hill: 6.1 mi
- Mt. Zig: 6.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mt. Otis: 6.2 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 0.7 mi
- Cahoon Museum of American Art: 1.2 mi
- Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 3.0 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 3.7 mi
- Benjamin Nye Homestead and Museum: 6.2 mi
- Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 0.5 mi
- Location of Hotel Attaquin: 0.6 mi
- Briant's Neck: 1.0 mi
- Trout's Grave: 1.1 mi
- HU-16 Albatross: 3.1 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 3.1 mi
- Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 4.4 mi
- Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 7.0 mi
- The Green Briar Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 9.3 mi
- bluff: 2.9 mi
- Fullers Point: 7.5 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Salten Point: 9.7 mi
- Hog Island: 10.0 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 7.0 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 7.2 mi
- McInnes Garden: 7.3 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 7.4 mi
- Buddha: 5.7 mi
- Tree of Bike: 6.6 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 9.6 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 9.6 mi
- Saint John Paul: 9.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 5.6 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 10.0 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 11.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.4 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 12.9 mi
- Oil House: 13.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 13.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.0 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 10.0 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Picnick Area: 24.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of William Simons Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | NW 313° | 93 m | 6.5 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 354° | 85 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNW 336° | 82 m | 8.3 mi |
| Avery Hill | NW 324° | 80 m | 7.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 3° | 77 m | 5.6 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | W 281° | 71 m | 6.1 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NNW 333° | 64 m | 19.3 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNW 332° | 61 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:31 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29698915
Day trips start here
- Marion · 15 mi
- Wareham · 15 mi
- Mattapoisett · 18 mi
- Rochester · 19 mi
- SouthCoast · 19 mi
- Carver · 22 mi
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