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Barton/Humphreys (Greenbelt)

Barton/Humphreys (Greenbelt) from directly overhead

Barton/Humphreys (Greenbelt) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Lane Open Space, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2000-11-15
Visiting

What to expect

Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.77442, -70.90799

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
  • The Shade Garden: 0.9 mi
  • The Shade Shrub Collection: 0.9 mi
  • The Sedum Garden: 0.9 mi
  • The Upper Alpine Garden: 0.9 mi
  • The 'Water Fall': 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Blue Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Skunk Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Longfellow Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 1.9 mi
  • Woodman Park: 2.5 mi
  • Bradley Fuller Athletic Field: 2.7 mi
  • March's Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Bartlet Mall: 2.9 mi
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 2.3 mi
  • Clyde: 2.4 mi
  • Eclipse: 2.5 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 2.6 mi
  • Will He.: 2.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Market Square: 3.2 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 5.3 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.1 mi
  • The Rockery: 9.6 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.8 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.7 mi
  • The Knobbs: 6.3 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Clark Beach: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Great Neck: 7.1 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 8.4 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 8.7 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Newbury Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 8.1 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.3 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Barton/Humphreys (Greenbelt). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldpate HillSW 230°107 m7.1 mi
Powow HillNNW 347°99 m6.5 mi
Long HillNW 308°81 m7.1 mi
Ring HillNNW 330°80.72 m7.2 mi
Bear HillNW 316°80 m7.1 mi
Littles HillSW 229°79 m6.2 mi
Brake HillW 274°78.64 m4.9 mi
Prospect HillS 170°77 m4.9 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/29694209

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