Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Ash Swamp
Ash Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the west-northwest, 4.4 miles off. Coastal Byway passes 2.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Essex County Greenbelt Association
How to reach it
Coordinates42.85304, -70.85320
- 2.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 3.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 3.9 mi off the Independence Byway
- 25.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Eagle Rock · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ash Swamp: 0.2 mi
- Ash Swamp: 0.2 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Forest Road Woodlands: 0.5 mi
- Pettengill Reservation: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Partridge Brook Park: 0.6 mi
- Lions Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Field: 0.9 mi
- Salisbury Town Common: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- North Dock: 1.2 mi
- South Dock: 1.6 mi
- Custom House Slip: 2.9 mi
- Promenade and Marina: 2.9 mi
- Don Burlingame Memorial Bench: 2.9 mi
Beaches
- Salisbury Beach: 2.1 mi
- Seabrook Beach: 2.9 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 3.1 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 3.5 mi
- South Beach: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- The Sands: 2.6 mi
- Batt Hill: 2.6 mi
- Brown's Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mundy Hill: 3.1 mi
- Powder House Hill: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 60
- Brushstrokes: 2.9 mi
- Peace Offering: 2.9 mi
- Newburyport Collage: 2.9 mi
- G-Swirl: 2.9 mi
- Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 2.9 mi
- The Science & Nature Center at Seabrook Station: 3.0 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 3.2 mi
- Coffin House: 3.7 mi
- Bartlett Museum: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Market Square: 3.0 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 3.1 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 3.7 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Powder House: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 58
- Salisbury Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.9 mi
- Range Light Sculpture Garden: 3.0 mi
- Berry Labyrinth: 3.7 mi
- Alchemical Garden: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Sheep's Rock: 0.9 mi
- Great Neck: 10.6 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 17
- Front Range Light: 2.9 mi
- Oil House: 16.7 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 16.7 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 16.7 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Hampton Falls: 4.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 10.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 10.1 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Stratham Town Landing: 11.5 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Birthday Bay: 13.1 mi
- Front Pavilion: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 2.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 5.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 5.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Lion's Spring: 5.7 mi
- Rail Spring: 6.4 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 10.7 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dogtown: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Ash Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powow Hill | WNW 282° | 99 m | 4.4 mi |
| Chair Hill | WNW 296° | 93 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sawyers Hill | WNW 282° | 91 m | 6.4 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | WNW 299° | 91 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hog Hill | WNW 301° | 81 m | 7.2 mi |
| Ring Hill | W 277° | 80.72 m | 6.4 mi |
| Whittier Hill | W 274° | 76 m | 4.6 mi |
| Weymouth Hill | NW 311° | 76 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, 12 mi away.
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