Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cargill Fields Conservation Area
Cargill Fields Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the west-southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lanes Fish Brook, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.65695, -71.00349
- 7.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Independence Byway
- 18.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 11 mi
- Eagle Rock · 15 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lanes Fish Brook: 0.1 mi
- Haynes Hay Field Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Fish Brook Parcel: 0.4 mi
- Boy Scout Park Cr: 0.4 mi
- Elmlea Woods: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Boy Scout Park: 0.4 mi
- Boy Scout Park: 0.5 mi
- Hemlock Junction: 2.0 mi
- Pye Brook Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Thunder Bridge Park: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 0.4 mi
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Georgetown Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
- The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
- Mary A. Herrick Memorial Plaque: 1.3 mi
- Nancy Merill Trail Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Russel Homestead: 1.4 mi
- Wunnegen Dedication: 1.8 mi
- Wolf Pit: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Bald Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mound Eleanor: 1.4 mi
- Long Hill: 1.8 mi
- Jobs Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bare Hill: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 2.6 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 5.7 mi
- American Legion Beach: 5.8 mi
- Dane Street Beach: 10.2 mi
Attractions
- The Rockery: 4.5 mi
- Connors Farm: 4.8 mi
- Corn Maze: 6.1 mi
- Salem Cat Museum: 10.5 mi
- BlackCraft Haunt: 10.8 mi
Museums
- North Andover Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 6.6 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 6.7 mi
- Future Home of the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum: 6.7 mi
- Andover Center for History & Culture: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Bicentennial Statue: 6.5 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 6.6 mi
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 10.9 mi
- Goldfish: 11.0 mi
- muster: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Wildcat Ledge: 2.2 mi
- Gregory Island: 10.1 mi
- Skull Cliff: 10.2 mi
- Great Neck: 10.5 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Table: 10.7 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- North Grove Catering: 15.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Front Range Light: 12.8 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 17.6 mi
- Ramp: 21.7 mi
- Boathouse: 21.7 mi
- Utility Building: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Newbury Falls: 7.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hampton Falls: 18.8 mi
- Great Falls: 22.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Rail Spring: 9.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 13.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.4 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 14.1 mi
- Dogtown: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Cargill Fields Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | WSW 258° | 128 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mills Hill | W 280° | 121 m | 5.5 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | WNW 291° | 117 m | 4.3 mi |
| Boston Hill | W 261° | 117 m | 4.6 mi |
| Claypit Hill | W 274° | 116 m | 4.9 mi |
| Baldpate Hill | N 351° | 107 m | 3.6 mi |
| Osgood Hill | WNW 303° | 105 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bayns Hill | NW 322° | 100 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29869740
Day trips start here
- Topsfield · 3 mi
- Andover · 7 mi
- Danvers · 7 mi
- Groveland · 7 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 7 mi
- North Reading · 7 mi
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