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Snake Hills

Snake Hills, a peak in Massachusetts
Snake Hills, a peak in MassachusettsGiorgio Galeotti · CC BY 4.0

Snake Hills rises to 10 m in Massachusetts. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Herring Cove Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

hill in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, U.S

Wikidata Q56280634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.05621, -70.22030

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Herring Cove Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Herring Cove Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Race Point Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Boys Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Town Beach: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 60
Parks: 60
  • Jerome Smith Field: 1.5 mi
  • Motta Field: 1.6 mi
  • Old Ann Page Park: 1.7 mi
  • Bas Relief Park: 1.7 mi
  • Town Hall Grounds: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 31
Artworks: 28
  • stay: 0.6 mi
  • Sugar aka Mama Shug: 0.9 mi
  • Wounded Warrior: 1.6 mi
  • Big Bird: 1.6 mi
  • Hearing Trumpet: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 10
Lighthouses: 6
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • truck pull-off: 24.1 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 24.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnick Area: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSSE 155°165 m22.7 mi
Manomet HillWSW 245°114 m21.0 mi
Pine HillsWSW 246°95 m20.6 mi
Flagg HillWSW 243°64 m24.6 mi
Mountain HillSW 229°61 m22.8 mi
Telegraph HillW 280°61 m24.7 mi
Signal HillS 175°60 m22.3 mi
Telegraph HillWSW 240°55 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3820:21
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0715:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358275048

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