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Carter Hill

Carter Hill from directly overhead

Carter Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the south, 5.6 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2001-07-17
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.72211, -71.09717

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carter Hill: 0.0 mi
  • Barker Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Austin Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Byers Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Hayman: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Barker Barn Foundation: 0.1 mi
  • Bulrushes Foundation: 1.8 mi
  • Joseph P McDonough Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Stevens Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Phillips Brooks Statue: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Barker Property (BTA/BOLT): 1.6 mi
  • Schruender Park: 1.7 mi
  • Weir Hill Reservation: 1.9 mi
  • Sargent Field: 2.2 mi
  • Haseltine Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Andover Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Wildflower Lane Cul de Sac: 9.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Kiddie Canoes: 9.1 mi
  • Policy Pond Log Flume: 9.1 mi
  • Mine of Lost Souls: 9.1 mi
  • Rock Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Gaint Sky Wheel: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
Cliffs: 22
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 5.9 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 12.0 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Newbury Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lion's Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Rail Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Carter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillS 185°128 m5.6 mi
Mills HillS 190°121 m3.6 mi
Town Farm HillSSE 167°117 m3.0 mi
Boston HillS 178°117 m5.3 mi
Claypit HillS 182°116 m4.1 mi
Spicket HillNW 314°112 m6.4 mi
Baldpate HillESE 103°107 m4.3 mi
Osgood HillSSW 209°105 m1.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737264524233
Precip in2.92.43.43.63.44.03.53.03.74.13.53.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29818867

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