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Christian Dr.

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Christian Dr. from directly overhead

Christian Dr. is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit St, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51817, -70.94959

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Raddin Road Park: 0.5 mi
  • Scouting Woods Disc Golf Course: 0.6 mi
  • James Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • MacArthur Park: 0.9 mi
  • Emerson Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Fox Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Buxton Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Salem Cat Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Echo Rock: 2.6 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 2.7 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 2.8 mi
  • Bell: 2.9 mi
Gardens
  • Ropes Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 24
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 16.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic Table: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Springs: 5
  • Quarry Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Rail Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Christian Dr.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWSW 247°87.2 m5.2 mi
Burrill HillSW 223°87 m2.7 mi
Crow HillWSW 247°82.9 m5.1 mi
Mount HoodSW 223°79 m6.2 mi
Mount GileadSW 229°77 m3.0 mi
Mount HermonSW 225°76 m2.1 mi
Wills HillNW 325°75 m6.6 mi
Rocky HillWSW 241°74.4 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:25
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689873

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