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Buxton Rd Land

Buxton Rd Land from directly overhead

Buxton Rd Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ipswich River&Norris Brook, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.56563, -71.00128

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Emily Maher Park: 0.3 mi
  • Corbiel Park: 0.9 mi
  • Hocter Park: 1.3 mi
  • Willowbrae Park: 1.4 mi
  • Lt. Ross Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Uptons Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Waldens Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Whipple Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Bare Hill: 2.3 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Middleton Town Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Collins Cove Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 6.8 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 4.5 mi
  • Echo Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Steel Tower: 5.3 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Union Rock: 5.8 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 50
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Table: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 7
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Quarry Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Rail Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Buxton Rd Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockSSW 202°87.2 m5.8 mi
Burrill HillS 171°87 m5.3 mi
Crow HillSSW 202°82.9 m5.7 mi
Mount GileadS 176°77 m5.2 mi
Mount HermonSSE 166°76 m4.9 mi
Aslebe HillNW 312°76 m6.1 mi
Wills HillNNW 332°75 m2.4 mi
Great HillNNE 28°75 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262834465665716962514131
Precip in3.53.34.54.33.74.23.83.33.84.74.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29694004

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