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Coles Island

Coles Island from directly overhead

Coles Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the south-southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Penny Loaf, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.65454, -70.71467

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
  • Twopenny Loaf: 0.5 mi
  • Tompson Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Avalon: 2.3 mi
  • Choate Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Brown's Field & Apple Street Playground: 2.2 mi
  • Stanwood Point Landing: 2.5 mi
  • Old Brussel Park: 2.9 mi
  • Plum Cove Landing: 2.9 mi
  • Stubby Knowles Landing: 3.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • 17: 3.2 mi
  • 18: 3.2 mi
  • JAS MERRY: 3.2 mi
  • FIRST ATTACKED: 3.2 mi
  • 19: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 48
  • Cold Frames: 3.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Bushee Garden: 10.4 mi
  • The Woodland Garden: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 43
Cliffs: 21
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 20.4 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 20.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Coles Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnSSW 195°78 m3.1 mi
Red RockSSW 194°70 m2.7 mi
Pool HillE 88°66 m4.1 mi
Morse HillSSW 212°62 m4.3 mi
Pigeon HillENE 74°61 m4.5 mi
Browns HillWSW 247°61 m7.3 mi
Bush HillW 280°61 m7.5 mi
Long HillSSW 196°60 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1115:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1336619697

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