Niles Beach
Niles Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Seine Field, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
The story
Beach in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States.
Wikidata Q49322232, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Independence Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 4 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 16 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beauport Museum: 0.4 mi
- Maritime Gloucester: 1.1 mi
- Sargent House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Cape Ann Museum: 1.3 mi
- Keith Trefry Park: 0.6 mi
- Swinsons Farm Park: 0.7 mi
- Solomon Jacbobs Park: 1.1 mi
- Captain Solomon Jacobs Park: 1.1 mi
- Saint Peter's Square Park: 1.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bond Hill: 1.7 mi
- Railcut Hill: 2.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 2.3 mi
- Ferry Hill: 2.6 mi
- Rocky Neck Beach: 0.6 mi
- Good Harbor Beach: 2.0 mi
- Long Beach: 3.0 mi
- Gray Beach: 3.5 mi
- Cape Hedge Beach: 3.6 mi
- Solomon Jacobs Landing: 1.1 mi
- Eastern Point Lighthouse Fog Bell: 1.2 mi
- Coast Guard Aviation Monument: 1.2 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 1.3 mi
- Fishermens' Monument: 1.3 mi
- Seine Field: 0.4 mi
- Robbins: 0.5 mi
- Atwater Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Marble Road Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Essex Avenue Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Schooner Adventure: 1.0 mi
- Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 1.1 mi
- Greasy Pole: 1.1 mi
- 7 Seas Whale Watch: 1.2 mi
- Tablet Rock: 1.3 mi
- Cold Frames: 8.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 8.9 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Ropes Garden: 13.5 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 1.1 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Winslow II: 11.8 mi
- Cat Witch: 13.1 mi
- Communion with Us: 13.2 mi
- Stage Head: 1.2 mi
- Bass Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Brier Neck: 2.5 mi
- Town Head: 4.6 mi
- The Headlands: 4.9 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 0.7 mi
- Ramp: 4.9 mi
- Boathouse: 4.9 mi
- Utility Building: 4.9 mi
- Visitor Center: 4.9 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.9 mi
- Hampton Falls: 24.3 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
- Dogtown: 2.8 mi
- Haywardville: 24.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 16.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.8 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Niles Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | WNW 285° | 78 m | 4.0 mi |
| Red Rock | WNW 291° | 70 m | 4.0 mi |
| Pool Hill | NNE 14° | 66 m | 4.3 mi |
| Morse Hill | W 274° | 62 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NNE 14° | 61 m | 5.4 mi |
| Browns Hill | W 277° | 61 m | 9.8 mi |
| Long Hill | W 263° | 60 m | 4.4 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | WNW 286° | 57 m | 8.2 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 | 07:10 | 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, 9 mi away.
Mean tidal range 8.8 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Gloucester Harbor, MA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358274489
Day trips start here
- Gloucester · 1 mi
- Rockport · 4 mi
- Manchester · 6 mi
- Essex · 7 mi
- North Shore · 7 mi
- Hamilton · 10 mi
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