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Coffin Street Land

Coffin Street Land from directly overhead

Coffin Street Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverbend Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt Association

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81092, -70.97423

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pipestave Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Long Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Archelaus Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Poplar Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Hughes Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Ferry Park: 1.1 mi
  • Carey Park: 1.1 mi
  • Carriagetown Park: 1.4 mi
  • Steven's Field: 1.9 mi
  • Kimball Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • World War Honor Roll: 2.1 mi
  • Main House Site: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Helen Moseley House Site: 2.4 mi
  • Liberty Tree: 3.0 mi
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Italian Garden: 2.3 mi
  • The Formal Gardens: 2.3 mi
  • Shallow-Cold Frames: 2.3 mi
  • Deep-Cold Frames: 2.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Torrential Flight: 4.8 mi
  • Eclipse: 4.8 mi
  • Clyde: 4.8 mi
  • Will He.: 4.8 mi
  • Sparrows: 4.9 mi
Attractions
Beaches
  • Newton Town Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Sheep's Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 9.2 mi
  • Great Neck: 11.3 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 12.6 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 2.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 4.5 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.3 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Coffin Street Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNNE 26°99 m4.2 mi
Ayers HillW 267°97 m4.3 mi
Red Oak HillNW 310°93 m3.5 mi
Red Oak HillNW 308°93 m3.5 mi
Chair HillNNE 14°93 m5.4 mi
Sawyers HillN 359°91 m4.2 mi
Highlands HillNW 316°88 m3.9 mi
Brandy Brow HillWNW 291°87 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1112647230

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