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Landing Place of the First Settlers

Landing Place of the First Settlers from directly overhead

Landing Place of the First Settlers is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Prospect Hill stands 77 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dole-Little House, a museum 0.5 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.76299, -70.83711

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Lower Green: 0.6 mi
  • Father Sears Park: 2.5 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 2.8 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 3.1 mi
  • March's Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Old Town Hill: 0.7 mi
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 1.9 mi
Beaches
  • The Knobbs: 2.9 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Clark Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Ipswich Bar: 5.1 mi
Attractions
  • Market Square: 3.7 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 3.8 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.0 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.5 mi
  • The Rockery: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 56
Artworks: 54
  • Sparrows: 3.4 mi
  • Clyde: 3.5 mi
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 3.6 mi
  • Eclipse: 3.6 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 10
  • Stratham Town Landing: 17.6 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 19.1 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 19.4 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 19.4 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Newbury Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Landing Place of the First Settlers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSW 214°77 m4.9 mi
Turkey HillSSW 194°74 m5.8 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 290°74 m6.8 mi
Turner HillSSW 202°70 m7.2 mi
Crane Neck HillW 274°69 m7.0 mi
Lone Tree HillNW 312°68 m7.4 mi
Long HillWSW 242°64 m6.7 mi
Blueberry HillSSW 203°64 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1115:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/561841983

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