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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 21 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayside Avenue, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2000-11-15
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.76446, -70.93006

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Skunk Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Longfellow Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Blue Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Indian Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Isleys Hill: 1.9 mi
Gardens
  • The White Border: 1.0 mi
  • Daylily Borders: 1.0 mi
  • The Hosta Garden: 1.0 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 1.0 mi
  • The Island Bed: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 1.1 mi
  • Woodman Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill Soccer Fields: 3.7 mi
  • Bradley Fuller Athletic Field: 3.9 mi
  • American Legion Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 7.0 mi
  • The Knobbs: 7.1 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 58
  • Sparrows: 3.6 mi
  • Clyde: 3.7 mi
  • Eclipse: 3.8 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 3.8 mi
  • Will He.: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Wildcat Ledge: 7.5 mi
  • Great Neck: 7.5 mi
  • Sheep's Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 9.1 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Newbury Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 12.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Barton/Humphreys (Greenbelt). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldpate HillSW 228°107 m5.8 mi
Powow HillN 357°99 m7.0 mi
Shaven Crown HillSW 229°98 m6.6 mi
Long HillNW 318°81 m6.8 mi
Dead HillWSW 256°80 m6.7 mi
Bear HillNNW 327°80 m7.0 mi
Littles HillSW 227°79 m4.9 mi
Golden HillW 275°79 m6.4 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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691371

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