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Forty Steps Beach

Forty Steps Beach from directly overhead

Forty Steps Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Canoe Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

Cliff in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.

Wikidata Q49468715, matched on coordinates and name (101 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Nahant

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.42257, -70.90899

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Point/Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr., Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Marjoram Park: 0.4 mi
  • Baileys Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Flash Road Playground: 1.2 mi
  • Lowlands Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 59
  • Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 3.0 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 3.2 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Steve Pini Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Robert J. Haas Hr.: 5.2 mi
Peaks
  • Baileys Hill: 1.1 mi
  • High Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Pine Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Youngs Hill: 4.7 mi
Beaches
  • Canoe Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Josephs Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Curlew Brech: 0.4 mi
  • Crystal Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Stony Beach: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 56
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 6.4 mi
  • Anita's Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 4.9 mi
  • Viking Statue: 5.8 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 6.2 mi
  • Winslow II: 6.4 mi
  • Cat Witch: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 52
Attractions: 51
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 3.4 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Union Rock: 5.7 mi
  • Steel Tower: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 20
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 12.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 12.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 13
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Forty Steps Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWNW87 m8.3 mi
Burrill HillNW87 m6.1 mi
Boojum RockW83 m9.0 mi
Crow HillNW83 m8.2 mi
Mount HoodWNW79 m6.6 mi
Mount GileadNW77 m6.4 mi
Mount HermonNW76 m6.2 mi
Pinnacle RockW76 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

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, 6 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 9.16 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Lynn, Lynn Harbor, MA, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/206174179

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