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Woods at Great Neck

Woods at Great Neck from directly overhead

Woods at Great Neck is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildlands Trust - Great Neck Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 9.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
restricted

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74065, -70.68291

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Longwood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Longwood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Longwood Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wabassa Park: 1.0 mi
  • Wabassa Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Brandy Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Wankinco Neck: 1.0 mi
  • Tempes Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Tarkiln Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Great Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Museums
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 37
  • Herring Run: 6.6 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 6.7 mi
  • Edaville: 8.8 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 11.0 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 18
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 9.1 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.6 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 13.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.6 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 6.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Woods at Great Neck. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNE 20°114 m13.7 mi
Pine HillsNNE 20°95 m14.3 mi
Pine HillESE 110°93 m6.4 mi
Telegraph HillE 93°85 m10.2 mi
Monks HillN 352°83 m15.4 mi
Flatrock HillE 83°82 m7.5 mi
Avery HillE 95°80 m6.5 mi
Discovery HillE 96°77 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29697819

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