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Wildlife Viewing Platform

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Wildlife Viewing Platform — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

The Wildlife Viewing Platform sits along the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway at an elevation of 9 feet, with the land dropping 7 feet over the next 600 meters. Hayden Saltmarsh lies west-southwest at 0.3 miles, sitting at 5 feet in elevation. Old Town Hill Reservation is visible to the west-northwest at 0.6 miles, at 10 feet, while the Little River frontage appears due west at the same distance, at 15 feet. Wolf's Den Hill rises to the northwest at 0.8 miles and 25 feet. Day length varies through the year, with sunrise at 05:06 and sunset at 20:26 near the June solstice, compared to a 07:11 sunrise and 16:13 sunset near the December solstice. Lowell is 24.7 miles to the west-southwest, and Boston and Cambridge lie 30.3 and 30.7 miles to the south-southwest, respectively. This stop follows Eagle Rock along the byway route.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
9 ft
Relief
7 ft drop
In view
4 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
Parker River Bridge Under Construction, Massachusetts
Eric Kilby from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Taken on a Venus Laowa 15mm f/2. Looking west from the Parker River bridge. Not as dramatic as the shots from Maine, but I wanted to get one in my home state.
Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Newbury, MA, USA
Drew Collins · CC BY 3.0 · source
Newbury, MA, USA
Drew Collins · CC BY 3.0 · source
Newbury, MA, USA
Drew Collins · CC BY 3.0 · source
Newbury, MA, USA
Drew Collins · CC BY 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Hayden Saltmarsh5 ftwest-southwest · 0.3 mi
  • Old Town Hill Reservation10 ftwest-northwest · 0.6 mi
  • Little River frontage15 ftwest · 0.6 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill25 ftnorthwest · 0.8 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4818:5618:18
June solstice05:0620:2619:43
September equinox06:3118:4318:05
December solstice07:1116:1315:27

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Lowell24.7 mi west-southwest
  • Boston30.3 mi south-southwest
  • Cambridge30.7 mi south-southwest
← Before it: Eagle Rock
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Common questions

How high is Wildlife Viewing Platform?

Wildlife Viewing Platform sits at about 9 feet (3 m).

What can you see from Wildlife Viewing Platform?

From Wildlife Viewing Platform: Hayden Saltmarsh (WSW, 0.3 mi); Old Town Hill Reservation (WNW, 0.6 mi); Little River frontage (W, 0.6 mi); Wolf's Den Hill (NW, 0.8 mi).

What is the nearest town to Wildlife Viewing Platform?

Lowell, 25 miles WSW of Wildlife Viewing Platform.

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