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Tablet Rock

Tablet Rock from directly overhead

Tablet Rock is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Stage Head, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
6 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.60377, -70.67762

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Bond Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Gus Foote Park: 0.5 mi
  • Saint Peter's Square Park: 0.8 mi
  • Unitarian Unaversalist Churchyard: 0.9 mi
  • Governor's Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sargent House Garden: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Greasy Pole: 0.7 mi
  • Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 0.9 mi
  • 7 Seas Whale Watch: 0.9 mi
  • Schooner Adventure: 1.1 mi
  • Get A Job: 2.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
Artworks: 54
Gardens: 54
  • Cold Frames: 7.5 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 12.4 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 24
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Tablet Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnW 281°78 m2.7 mi
Red RockWNW 289°70 m2.7 mi
Pool HillNNE 31°66 m4.3 mi
Morse HillW 268°62 m4.2 mi
Pigeon HillNNE 28°61 m5.4 mi
Browns HillW 274°61 m8.6 mi
Long HillWSW 251°60 m3.4 mi
Eveleth HillWNW 284°57 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1015:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358274563

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