- Elevation, modelled
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- Peaked Hill94.8 m · 18.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)12.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5790, -70.5320
Childs River Access is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 4 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 12 miles off.
- Built
- 1994
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Childs River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SW 215° | 94.8 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 349° | 93 m | 9.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 13° | 85 m | 10.9 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 358° | 82 m | 12.1 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 353° | 80 m | 10.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 217° | 78 m | 18.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 18° | 77 m | 10.6 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNW 332° | 71 m | 6.3 mi |
- 12.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit: 0.6 mi
- Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit: 0.6 mi
- Bog Pond Cr, Waquoit: 0.7 mi
- Waquoit Bay Nerr: 0.8 mi
- Wallers Island Marsh: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Fonseca Park: 0.9 mi
- Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 2.1 mi
- Sandwich Road Playing Fields: 2.7 mi
- Teaticket Park: 3.3 mi
- Trotting Park: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- South Cape Beach: 2.2 mi
- South Cape Beach: 2.3 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 2.3 mi
- Menauhant Beach: 2.3 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Telegraph Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mt. Otis: 5.7 mi
- Swifts Hill: 5.7 mi
- Riddle Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mt. Zig: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 51
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 4.6 mi
- Location of Hotel Attaquin: 5.4 mi
- Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 5.5 mi
- HU-25 Falcon: 5.9 mi
Museums: 45
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 2.9 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 4.8 mi
- Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 5.4 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 5.4 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 23
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 4.1 mi
- The Liberté: 4.6 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 7.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 8.1 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
- bluff: 3.9 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 7.3 mi
- Husselton Head: 8.3 mi
- North Head: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 16
- Colonial Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 8.0 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Buddha: 2.4 mi
- Tree of Bike: 6.4 mi
- Helen Keller: 8.1 mi
- Whale Tail: 8.2 mi
- Rachel Carson: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
- truck pull-off: 11.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 11.0 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 14.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Oil House: 7.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.6 mi
- West Chop Light: 7.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Marion · 15 mi
- Mattapoisett · 16 mi
- Wareham · 16 mi
- SouthCoast · 17 mi
- Rochester · 18 mi
- New Bedford · 21 mi
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