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Dead Horse Beach

Dead Horse Beach from directly overhead

Dead Horse Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Pickering Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.53365, -70.87378

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Fort Lee: 0.2 mi
  • Salem Willows Park: 0.2 mi
  • Winter Island Maritime Park: 0.5 mi
  • Irzyk Park: 0.6 mi
  • Independence Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Peaks
  • Green Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Coddon Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Ledge Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Burial Hill: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Salem Community Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Community Gardens: 5.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 50
Picnic sites: 20
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 19.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 19.3 mi
  • Picnic Table: 19.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Rail Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Dead Horse Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillWSW 242°87 m6.4 mi
Mount GileadWSW 244°77 m6.8 mi
Mount HermonWSW 244°76 m5.9 mi
Witch HillNW 325°70 m7.2 mi
Weetamoo CliffWSW 249°68 m6.7 mi
Rea Farm HillNW 321°65 m6.8 mi
Prospect HillWSW 244°63 m5.4 mi
Mount SpickettWSW 246°62 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 2 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 8.93 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Salem, Salem Harbor, MA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/81521981

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