Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Chaplin Perley Woods
Chaplin Perley Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the west, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mound Eleanor, a peak 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.63814, -70.99640
- 7.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Independence Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 12 mi
- Eagle Rock · 14 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mound Eleanor: 0.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 0.7 mi
- Gould Hill: 1.9 mi
- Long Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bare Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Stephen Maddock Memorial Woodlot: 0.3 mi
- Wunnegen Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Haynes Wood Lot: 0.5 mi
- Curtis Oaks: 0.6 mi
- Lockwood Forest Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
- Wunnegen Dedication: 0.5 mi
- Nancy Merill Trail Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Russel Homestead: 0.7 mi
- Mary A. Herrick Memorial Plaque: 2.6 mi
- Shoe Shop Cellar Hole: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Boy Scout Park: 1.2 mi
- Boy Scout Park: 1.4 mi
- Thunder Bridge Park: 1.4 mi
- Peabody Street Landing: 1.5 mi
- Town Common: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Middleton Town Beach: 1.4 mi
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 2.9 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 6.6 mi
- American Legion Beach: 6.7 mi
- Dane Street Beach: 9.0 mi
Gardens
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Georgetown Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 9.4 mi
Attractions
- Connors Farm: 3.7 mi
- The Rockery: 3.9 mi
- Corn Maze: 6.3 mi
- Salem Cat Museum: 9.2 mi
- BlackCraft Haunt: 9.5 mi
Museums
- Future Home of the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum: 5.6 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 6.0 mi
- Wenham Museum: 6.0 mi
- North Andover Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 7.0 mi
Artworks
- Bicentennial Statue: 6.9 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 7.0 mi
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 9.6 mi
- Goldfish: 9.7 mi
- Crabs: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 37
- Wildcat Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Skull Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Gregory Island: 9.4 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 10.0 mi
- The Cellar: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- North Grove Catering: 16.9 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Front Range Light: 13.7 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 17.0 mi
- Ramp: 21.3 mi
- Boathouse: 21.3 mi
- Utility Building: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 12.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Newbury Falls: 8.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.3 mi
- Hampton Falls: 19.9 mi
- Great Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Rail Spring: 10.5 mi
- Lion's Spring: 15.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.5 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 13.0 mi
- Dogtown: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Chaplin Perley Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | W 272° | 128 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mills Hill | WNW 292° | 121 m | 6.2 mi |
| Boston Hill | W 276° | 117 m | 4.9 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | WNW 303° | 117 m | 5.3 mi |
| Claypit Hill | WNW 288° | 116 m | 5.5 mi |
| Baldpate Hill | N 349° | 107 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bayns Hill | NNW 329° | 100 m | 4.4 mi |
| Byers Hill | NW 319° | 99 m | 7.0 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 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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