Carpenter Conservation Area
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Carpenter Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lt. Ross Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 14 mi
- Eagle Rock · 15 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lt. Ross Park: 0.1 mi
- Kennedy Athletic Fields: 0.6 mi
- Corbiel Park: 1.0 mi
- Lalikos Park: 1.1 mi
- Squanto Park site: 1.5 mi
- Larrabee Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
- Crystal Lake Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Russell Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Water Supply Land: 0.7 mi
- Mill Pond Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Waldens Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.5 mi
- Uptons Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.3 mi
- Community Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Ropes Garden: 4.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.4 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Salem Village Witchcraft Victim's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Peabody Public Safety Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Benjamin Punchard, Shoreman: 4.8 mi
- Floral Way: 5.0 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 2.2 mi
- Future Home of the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum: 4.9 mi
- The Witch House: 4.9 mi
- Witch Dungeon Museum: 5.0 mi
- Gallows Hill Museum & Theater: 5.0 mi
- Echo Rock: 3.6 mi
- Steel Tower: 3.9 mi
- Union Rock: 4.3 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 4.3 mi
- Salem Cat Museum: 4.3 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 4.3 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 5.1 mi
- Collins Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Willow Ave Beach: 5.7 mi
- Glendale Cove Beach: 5.8 mi
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 5.1 mi
- Goldfish: 5.2 mi
- Crabs: 5.2 mi
- Verduras: 5.2 mi
- Untitled: 5.3 mi
- Skull Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 3.6 mi
- The Cellar: 3.8 mi
- Black Wills Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 17.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.8 mi
- Boathouse: 15.8 mi
- Rainshed: 15.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.9 mi
- Boston Light: 15.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.3 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 16.1 mi
- Lion's Spring: 21.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 14.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
- Haywardville: 7.6 mi
- Dogtown: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Carpenter Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock | SW 215° | 87.2 m | 4.8 mi |
| Burrill Hill | S 176° | 87 m | 3.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 214° | 82.9 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Gilead | S 182° | 77 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Hermon | S 170° | 76 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wills Hill | NNW 335° | 75 m | 3.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SSW 208° | 74.4 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Moriah | S 185° | 74 m | 4.3 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 | 07:11 | 15:29 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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