Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cedar Swamp
Cedar Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of North Reading
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.55977, -71.08192
- 10.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 19 mi
- Eagle Rock · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cedar Swamp: 0.4 mi
- Anderson Meadow: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Swamp: 0.7 mi
- Goodale Marsh: 0.8 mi
- Queralo: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Park Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Street Complex: 0.8 mi
- Town Common: 1.1 mi
- North Parish Park: 1.1 mi
- Historic Grounds: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 2.7 mi
- Uptons Hill: 3.3 mi
- Long Woods Hills: 3.4 mi
- Scotland Hill: 3.5 mi
- Waldens Hill: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Wilmington Town Museum: 3.6 mi
- Wakefield History Museum: 3.7 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 6.7 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 6.7 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
- Floral Way: 3.7 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 3.7 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.6 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 5.1 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.3 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 6.3 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.0 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 9.0 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 5.6 mi
- muster: 5.8 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 6.6 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 6.7 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 7.9 mi
Gardens
- Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.3 mi
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 7.8 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
Attractions
- Echo Rock: 6.7 mi
- Steel Tower: 6.7 mi
- Union Rock: 7.2 mi
- Stone Chimney: 7.2 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Skull Cliff: 5.3 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 6.6 mi
- The Cellar: 6.8 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 7.0 mi
- Crag 1: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 14.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Commissioners Landing: 13.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 15.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.7 mi
- Boathouse: 18.7 mi
- Rainshed: 18.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.8 mi
- Boston Light: 18.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 17.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 21.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 6.6 mi
- Dogtown: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Cedar Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | NNW 347° | 128 m | 5.7 mi |
| Boston Hill | N 355° | 117 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 191° | 91 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 343° | 91 m | 7.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 159° | 87.2 m | 5.3 mi |
| Burrill Hill | SE 134° | 87 m | 6.9 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | S 190° | 84 m | 7.0 mi |
| Crow Hill | SSE 157° | 82.9 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29859542
Day trips start here
- North Reading · 1 mi
- Reading · 2 mi
- Wakefield · 4 mi
- Wilmington · 5 mi
- Stoneham · 6 mi
- Andover · 7 mi
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