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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
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
Historic sites: 56
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
Attractions: 55
  • 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: 50
Artworks: 49
  • Sparrows: 3.4 mi
  • Clyde: 3.5 mi
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 3.6 mi
  • Eclipse: 3.6 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 19
Lighthouses: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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 8.5 miles of Landing Place of the First Settlers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSW77 m4.9 mi
Archelaus HillWNW74 m6.8 mi
Turner HillSSW70 m7.2 mi
Crane Neck HillW69 m7.0 mi
Lone Tree HillNW68 m7.4 mi
Long HillWSW64 m6.7 mi
Blueberry HillSSW64 m8.4 mi
Isleys HillW62 m6.4 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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