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Willow Ave Beach

Willow Ave Beach from directly overhead

Willow Ave Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendale Cove Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.51017, -70.88801

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Palmer Cove Park: 0.3 mi
  • Forest River Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sullivan Front Lawn: 0.4 mi
  • Mary Jane Lee Park: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Quad: 0.5 mi
Historic sites: 60
  • Lafayette's Tour: 0.5 mi
  • Salem Witch Trials Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • The First Muster: 1.0 mi
  • Washington Arch: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Pickering Wharf: 0.7 mi
  • Real Pirates Salem: 0.7 mi
  • Chambers Of terror: 0.7 mi
  • Derby Waterfront District: 0.8 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Legg Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Ledge Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Coddon Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 1.9 mi
Beaches
  • Glendale Cove Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Stramski's Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Collins Cove Beach: 1.2 mi
  • South Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 1.5 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Salem Community Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 55
Cliffs: 52
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 20
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 17.5 mi
  • Oak Lea: 17.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 17.6 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Rail Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Willow Ave Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillWSW87 m5.2 mi
Mount GileadWSW77 m5.5 mi
Mount HermonWSW76 m4.7 mi
Rocky HillWSW74 m7.8 mi
Mount MoriahWSW74 m5.9 mi
Breakheart HillWSW71 m7.5 mi
Ash HillWSW71 m7.7 mi
Waldens HillWNW70 m6.8 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 solstice07:1115:2816:14

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, 1 mi away.

Tides

Mean tidal range 8.93 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Salem, Salem Harbor, MA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/81743161

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