Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cat Island
Cat Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Town Farm Hill stands 117 m to the southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.73675, -70.98241
- 5.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 12.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Independence Byway
- 20.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Eagle Rock · 15 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Thurlow Street Conservaton Area: 0.9 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
Parks
- American Legion Park: 0.7 mi
- Harry Murch Park: 1.0 mi
- Perry Park: 3.0 mi
- Shanahan Field: 3.1 mi
- Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 1.6 mi
- Littles Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ornes Hill: 1.9 mi
- Redshanks Hill: 2.0 mi
- Long Hill: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Georgetown Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 3.9 mi
- The White Border: 3.9 mi
- The Drought Tolerant Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Hosta Garden: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Jacob Perkins Grave: 2.8 mi
- Wolf Pit: 3.7 mi
- Rowley-Newbury Grannite Boundary Marker: 3.7 mi
- Mary A. Herrick Memorial Plaque: 4.4 mi
- Ordway Boathouse Ruins: 4.4 mi
Beaches
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 4.9 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 7.1 mi
- American Legion Beach: 7.2 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- The Knobbs: 9.4 mi
Museums
- Buttonwoods Museum: 4.9 mi
- Dole-Little House: 7.1 mi
- Lower Green Schoolhouse: 7.1 mi
- Coffin House: 7.5 mi
- Museum of Printing: 7.5 mi
Attractions
- Corn Maze: 5.8 mi
- The Rockery: 7.6 mi
- Market Square: 7.7 mi
- Connors Farm: 9.2 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 9.9 mi
Artworks
- Sparrows: 6.9 mi
- Clyde: 6.9 mi
- Eclipse: 7.0 mi
- Torrential Flight: 7.1 mi
- Will He.: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Wildcat Ledge: 4.3 mi
- Great Neck: 9.2 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 11.2 mi
Lighthouses: 14
- Front Range Light: 7.9 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 18.6 mi
- Ramp: 21.7 mi
- Boathouse: 21.7 mi
- Utility Building: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Picnic Table: 13.0 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- North Grove Catering: 14.2 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Newbury Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hampton Falls: 13.3 mi
- Great Falls: 17.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 6.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 6.2 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Rail Spring: 5.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 8.1 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 17.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dogtown: 17.7 mi
- Haywardville: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Cat Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Farm Hill | SW 232° | 117 m | 6.5 mi |
| Baldpate Hill | SW 220° | 107 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bayns Hill | SW 225° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Byers Hill | WSW 254° | 99 m | 5.5 mi |
| Shaven Crown Hill | SW 225° | 98 m | 3.4 mi |
| Ayers Hill | NW 322° | 97 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Hayman | W 267° | 95 m | 5.6 mi |
| Russell Hill | WSW 246° | 92 m | 5.2 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 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29689793
Day trips start here
- Groveland · 3 mi
- Haverhill · 6 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 6 mi
- Newburyport · 7 mi
- Topsfield · 7 mi
- Ipswich · 8 mi
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