Wompesket
Wompesket is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Whipporwill, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Whipporwill: 0.9 mi
- Ripley's Farm Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Tisbury Meadow Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Cranberry Acres: 1.1 mi
- Pilot Hill Farm: 1.1 mi
- Lamberts Cove Beach: 1.3 mi
- Lake Tashmoo Town Beach: 2.3 mi
- Owen Park Beach: 3.0 mi
- Tisbury Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Eastville Beach: 3.6 mi
- Valley Park: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Boch Park: 2.8 mi
- Owen Park: 2.8 mi
- Oriental Park: 3.7 mi
- Pilot Hill: 1.3 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 1.7 mi
- Goat Rocks: 2.9 mi
- Whiting Hill: 3.5 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.8 mi
- War Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- Woods Holl: 6.2 mi
- ship's anchor: 7.8 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 2.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 2.7 mi
- Cottage Museum: 4.7 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 4.8 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Makonikey Head: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 2.7 mi
- North Head: 3.2 mi
- Husselton Head: 3.6 mi
- South Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 3.2 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 4.9 mi
- Big Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 6.2 mi
- The Liberté: 7.7 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 6.4 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 19.7 mi
- Helen Keller: 6.2 mi
- Rachel Carson: 6.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 6.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 7.8 mi
- Buddha: 12.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 4.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 4.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 4.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.0 mi
- Oil House: 4.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 23.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wompesket. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SW 221° | 94.8 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 13° | 93 m | 19.3 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 22° | 85 m | 22.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 14° | 82 m | 22.7 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 13° | 80 m | 21.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 227° | 78 m | 7.1 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 25° | 77 m | 22.0 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 11° | 71 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29692263
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 17 mi
- Mattapoisett · 18 mi
- Marion · 19 mi
- Dartmouth · 21 mi
- New Bedford · 21 mi
- Rochester · 22 mi
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