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Artichoke River Woods

Artichoke River Woods from directly overhead

Artichoke River Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Artichoke River Watershed, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt Association
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.80673, -70.93288

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Woodman Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill Soccer Fields: 1.0 mi
  • Maudslay State Park: 1.4 mi
  • Three Roads: 2.0 mi
  • Moseley Woods: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Tower Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Pipestave Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Archelaus Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Indian Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Main House Site: 1.1 mi
  • Helen Moseley House Site: 1.3 mi
  • Golgotha Boulder: 2.8 mi
  • The Captain's Well: 2.9 mi
  • Doughboy Statue: 2.9 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Italian Garden: 1.1 mi
  • The Formal Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Shallow-Cold Frames: 1.1 mi
  • Deep-Cold Frames: 1.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Eclipse: 2.7 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 2.7 mi
  • Clyde: 2.7 mi
  • Will He.: 2.7 mi
  • Sparrows: 2.8 mi
Attractions
  • Market Square: 3.2 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 5.8 mi
  • Corn Maze: 8.6 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 8.7 mi
  • The Rockery: 11.8 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Newton Town Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Great Neck: 9.6 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 9.8 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 10.8 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 11.3 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 4.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 6.5 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 9.5 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Artichoke River Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillN 356°99 m4.1 mi
Red Oak HillWNW 298°93 m5.4 mi
Red Oak HillWNW 297°93 m5.5 mi
Chair HillN 352°93 m5.6 mi
Sawyers HillNNW 334°91 m5.0 mi
Highlands HillWNW 303°88 m5.7 mi
Corliss HillW 279°84 m6.3 mi
Long HillWNW 296°81 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1116111014

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