Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Bligh Street Open Space
Bligh Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Tewksbury Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.62917, -71.20265
- 12.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 17.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town of Tewksbury Conservation Land: 0.2 mi
- Point Lewis Land: 0.2 mi
- Tewksbury State Hospital: 0.5 mi
- Point Lewis Land: 0.5 mi
- Bellevue Reservation: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Pinnacle Hill: 0.4 mi
- Ames Hill: 1.4 mi
- Wood Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pole Hill: 2.1 mi
- Snake Hill: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Ogonowski Memorial Model Flying Field: 0.5 mi
- Deyermond Park: 0.6 mi
- Tewksbury Youth Baseball Fields: 1.3 mi
- Sal Frasca Soccer Complex: 1.4 mi
- Tewksbury Common: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 1.9 mi
- Andover Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 5.8 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 7.9 mi
Historic sites
- Sakowich Reservation Dedication Plaque: 2.4 mi
- Alice Buck Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Andover Canoe Club: 3.0 mi
- World War II: 3.3 mi
- Andover Revolutionary War Memorial: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Pieta: 3.0 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 3.1 mi
- muster: 3.5 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 3.7 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Andover Center for History & Culture: 3.6 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 3.7 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 3.8 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.4 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 4.9 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 4.5 mi
- American Legion Beach: 6.4 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
- Willow St Beach: 8.7 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 5.7 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 6.0 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 9.5 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 9.5 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Wildcat Ledge: 9.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 13.1 mi
- Skull Cliff: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Table: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 9.6 mi
- North Grove Catering: 11.9 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 14.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 14.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wamesit Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 16.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 22.0 mi
- The Falls: 22.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Mystery Spring: 11.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 19.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Front Range Light: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Bligh Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | E 80° | 128 m | 5.0 mi |
| Robbins Hill | WSW 250° | 122 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mills Hill | ENE 59° | 121 m | 5.6 mi |
| Poplar Hill | NNW 340° | 118 m | 7.8 mi |
| Boston Hill | ENE 78° | 117 m | 5.7 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | ENE 60° | 117 m | 7.0 mi |
| Claypit Hill | ENE 66° | 116 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gage Hill | NNW 333° | 113 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29744091
Day trips start here
- Andover · 4 mi
- Billerica · 6 mi
- Lawrence · 6 mi
- Lowell · 6 mi
- Wilmington · 6 mi
- North Reading · 7 mi
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