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Pilgrim Memorial State Park

Pilgrim Memorial State Park from directly overhead

Pilgrim Memorial State Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is National Monument to the Forefathers, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2001

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95943, -70.67648

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Bates Park: 0.3 mi
  • Depot Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fishermans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Siever Field: 0.6 mi
  • Nelson Street Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
  • Burying Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Coles Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Watson Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Sparrow Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Monks Hill: 2.3 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
  • Sawmill Pond Area: 1.4 mi
  • Plymouth Long Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Plymouth Long Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Plymouth Long Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Plymouth Long Beach: 1.8 mi
Museums: 48
Gardens: 26
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 17.0 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 17.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 17.0 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 15
Rest areas: 6
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 1.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 12.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 12.2 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 14.2 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 20.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Pilgrim Memorial State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillESE 117°114 m4.9 mi
Pine HillsESE 110°95 m4.9 mi
Monks HillW 273°83 m2.3 mi
Carolina HillNNW 347°77 m11.8 mi
Flagg HillSSE 161°64 m4.9 mi
Pinnacle HillS 181°62 m3.5 mi
Sparrow HillSW 226°61 m1.1 mi
Mountain HillSE 143°61 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0815:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 2 mi away.

  • Mallard207 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant136 obs
  • Laughing Gull123 obs
  • Osprey111 obs
  • American Herring Gull96 obs
  • Mute Swan87 obs
  • Canada Goose82 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull69 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29691189

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