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Charles M. Ewing Woods

Charles M. Ewing Woods from directly overhead

Charles M. Ewing Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bumbo Greens, a park 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.47088, -70.89851

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bumbo Greens: 0.3 mi
  • Phillips Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cassidy Park: 0.5 mi
  • Johnson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Polisson Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Eisman's Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Whales Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Phillips Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Preston Beach: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Vinnin Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Legg Hill: 1.4 mi
  • High Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Long Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 3.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.6 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 3.4 mi
  • Real Pirates Salem: 3.4 mi
  • Pickering Wharf: 3.4 mi
  • Chambers Of terror: 3.5 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 15.0 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 15.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 15.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.1 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Rail Spring: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Charles M. Ewing Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockW 279°87.2 m7.5 mi
Burrill HillWNW 287°87 m4.6 mi
Crow HillW 280°82.9 m7.4 mi
Mount HoodW 259°79 m7.0 mi
Mount GileadWNW 285°77 m5.0 mi
Mount HermonWNW 293°76 m4.5 mi
Rocky HillW 277°74.4 m7.0 mi
Mount MoriahW 280°74 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29692034

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