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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.

The story

cliff in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

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

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Nahant

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42257, -70.90899

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
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
Historic sites
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Gardens
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 6.4 mi
  • Anita's Garden: 6.7 mi
Artworks
  • 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
Picnic sites: 22
  • 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: 19
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Rail Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

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 RockWNW 304°87.2 m8.3 mi
Burrill HillNW 320°87 m6.1 mi
Boojum RockW 278°83 m9.0 mi
Crow HillNW 304°82.9 m8.2 mi
Mount HoodWNW 288°79 m6.6 mi
Mount GileadNW 317°77 m6.4 mi
Mount HermonNW 325°76 m6.2 mi
Pinnacle RockW 278°76 m8.7 mi

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.

Mean tidal range 9.16 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/206174179

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