Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cedar Swamp
Cedar Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Beeching Avenue Extension, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.57423, -71.18906
- 8.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Eagle Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Beeching Avenue Extension: 0.1 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 0.2 mi
- Marjorie Road Extension: 0.2 mi
- Glen Road Berry Bog Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Corum Meadows: 0.8 mi
Artworks
- muster: 0.4 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 5.0 mi
- Baldwin Green: 5.2 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 5.8 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 6.0 mi
Parks
- Muster Park: 0.4 mi
- Robert P. Palmer Park: 0.7 mi
- Shawsheen Launch: 1.1 mi
- Elks Park: 1.2 mi
- Wilmington Youth Soccer Fields Complex: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 0.6 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.6 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 9.0 mi
- American Legion Beach: 9.0 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
Historic sites
- Shawsheen River Aqueduct: 1.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.9 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 2.3 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 2.6 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Wilmington Town Museum: 2.1 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 4.8 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 5.0 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 2.9 mi
- Andover Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Courtyard: 6.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 7.1 mi
Attractions
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 7.2 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 7.2 mi
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 8.0 mi
- RR Semaphore: 8.3 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Skull Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Crag 1: 10.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 5.9 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 10.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Boathouse: 22.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.8 mi
- Rainshed: 22.8 mi
- Boston Light: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 17.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 10.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 11.3 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.5 mi
- Lion's Spring: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Wamesit Falls: 6.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.6 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Cedar Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | NE 42° | 128 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mills Hill | NNE 31° | 121 m | 7.8 mi |
| Boston Hill | NE 45° | 117 m | 7.0 mi |
| Claypit Hill | NE 37° | 116 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | NNW 345° | 112 m | 5.8 mi |
| Granny Hill | S 191° | 108 m | 8.6 mi |
| Zion Hill | S 177° | 107 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ames Hill | NNW 334° | 106 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29817991
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 2 mi
- Billerica · 4 mi
- Andover · 6 mi
- North Reading · 6 mi
- Reading · 6 mi
- Bedford · 7 mi
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