Ipswich Bar
Ipswich Bar is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the south-southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bar Head, a peak 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Independence Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 6 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bar Head: 0.4 mi
- Steep Hill: 0.8 mi
- Plover Hill: 0.9 mi
- Middle Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cross Farm Hill: 1.0 mi
- Ipswich Museum: 3.3 mi
- Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum: 4.8 mi
- Essex Shipbuilding Museum: 4.8 mi
- Dole-Little House: 5.5 mi
- Lower Green Schoolhouse: 5.6 mi
- Reservoir: 1.2 mi
- Camp Sea Haven Plaque: 2.1 mi
- William Thomas Steward Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Camp Sea Haven: 2.5 mi
- Griscom Monument: 3.1 mi
- Great Neck Park: 0.7 mi
- Daniel Boone Park: 3.0 mi
- Sally's Pond: 3.4 mi
- Giles Firman Park: 3.4 mi
- Bialek Park: 3.6 mi
- Clark Beach: 0.7 mi
- Steep Hill Beach: 0.8 mi
- Stoney Point: 2.1 mi
- The Knobbs: 2.2 mi
- Crane Beach: 2.2 mi
- Corn Maze: 5.7 mi
- Whale's Jaw: 7.6 mi
- The Paper House: 7.7 mi
- JAS MERRY: 7.7 mi
- FIRST ATTACKED: 7.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 1.1 mi
- Cold Frames: 1.3 mi
- Bushee Garden: 5.7 mi
- The Woodland Garden: 7.7 mi
- The Gentian Garden: 7.7 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Sparrows: 8.4 mi
- Clyde: 8.5 mi
- Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 8.6 mi
- Eclipse: 8.7 mi
- Clark Pond Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Great Neck Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Sally Wentworth Memorial Site: 1.3 mi
- Sally Weatherall Reservation: 1.4 mi
- Greenwood Farm: 1.5 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Great Neck: 1.3 mi
- Gregory Island: 6.3 mi
- Stage Head: 8.6 mi
- Front Range Light: 8.7 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 9.1 mi
- Ramp: 11.2 mi
- Boathouse: 11.2 mi
- Utility Building: 11.3 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 22.5 mi
- Birthday Bay: 23.1 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 24.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 24.1 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.9 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 16.6 mi
- Newbury Falls: 8.2 mi
- Hampton Falls: 15.1 mi
- Great Falls: 21.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 6.3 mi
- Lion's Spring: 14.1 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 21.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.7 mi
- Dogtown: 7.6 mi
- Haywardville: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Ipswich Bar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | SSE 158° | 78 m | 6.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 272° | 77 m | 5.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 252° | 74 m | 4.5 mi |
| Turner Hill | WSW 246° | 70 m | 6.0 mi |
| Red Rock | SSE 155° | 70 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blueberry Hill | WSW 240° | 64 m | 7.0 mi |
| Morse Hill | S 171° | 62 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bush Hill | WSW 244° | 61 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 8 mi away.
Mean tidal range 8.77 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Plum Island Sound (south end), MA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/549592405
Day trips start here
- Ipswich · 3 mi
- Essex · 5 mi
- Hamilton · 6 mi
- North Shore · 7 mi
- Gloucester · 8 mi
- Manchester · 9 mi
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