Castle Neck River
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Castle Neck River is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Independence Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 5 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Conservation Land: 0.2 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Goodale Orchard Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Goodale Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Whites Hill: 1.1 mi
- Tilton Hill: 1.3 mi
- Heartbreak Hill: 1.5 mi
- Town Hill: 1.6 mi
- Treadwell Island: 1.7 mi
- Raymond Fields: 1.4 mi
- Pony Express Farm Athletic Fields: 1.5 mi
- Giles Firman Park: 2.1 mi
- Sally's Pond: 2.3 mi
- Father Ryc Park: 2.4 mi
- Robert Weatherall Dedication Plaque: 1.6 mi
- Reservoir: 1.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Masconomet Burial Site: 2.6 mi
- Pigeon Hill Pinnacle: 3.5 mi
- Cold Frames: 1.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 1.7 mi
- Bushee Garden: 7.6 mi
- The Woodland Garden: 8.8 mi
- Steep Hill Beach: 2.0 mi
- Stoney Point: 2.1 mi
- Crane Beach: 2.6 mi
- Ipswich Bar: 2.7 mi
- Clark Beach: 2.8 mi
- Ipswich Museum: 2.2 mi
- Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum: 2.3 mi
- Essex Shipbuilding Museum: 2.3 mi
- Wenham Museum: 6.2 mi
- Trask House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Corn Maze: 5.1 mi
- The Rockery: 6.6 mi
- 17: 7.3 mi
- Tablet Rock: 7.3 mi
- 18: 7.3 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 7.8 mi
- Sparrows: 10.3 mi
- Clyde: 10.5 mi
- Eclipse: 10.6 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Great Neck: 2.8 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Gregory Island: 3.5 mi
- Town Head: 6.8 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 7.9 mi
- Front Range Light: 10.8 mi
- Ramp: 11.3 mi
- Boathouse: 11.3 mi
- Utility Building: 11.3 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 15.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 19.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 9.0 mi
- Hampton Falls: 17.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.8 mi
- Great Falls: 23.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 23.2 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Table: 21.2 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 24.8 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- North Grove Catering: 24.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 7.8 mi
- Lion's Spring: 15.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 22.3 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 23.8 mi
- Dogtown: 7.1 mi
- Haywardville: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Castle Neck River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | SE 137° | 78 m | 5.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 300° | 77 m | 5.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 290° | 74 m | 3.7 mi |
| Turner Hill | W 272° | 70 m | 4.7 mi |
| Red Rock | SE 133° | 70 m | 4.8 mi |
| Blueberry Hill | W 261° | 64 m | 5.4 mi |
| Morse Hill | SSE 156° | 62 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bush Hill | WNW 282° | 61 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29696641
Day trips start here
- Essex · 2 mi
- Hamilton · 3 mi
- Ipswich · 3 mi
- North Shore · 4 mi
- Manchester · 6 mi
- Beverly · 8 mi
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