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Common Pasture

Common Pasture from directly overhead

Common Pasture is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Coffin's Island, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.78840, -70.91467

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Indian Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Blue Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Woodman Park: 1.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill Soccer Fields: 2.0 mi
  • Bradley Fuller Athletic Field: 2.1 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.4 mi
  • Cushing Park: 2.4 mi
Gardens
  • The Shade Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The Sedum Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The Shade Shrub Collection: 1.9 mi
  • The Upper Alpine Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The 'Water Fall': 1.9 mi
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 2.0 mi
  • Clyde: 2.0 mi
  • Eclipse: 2.1 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 2.2 mi
  • Will He.: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Market Square: 2.8 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 5.2 mi
  • Corn Maze: 7.2 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.2 mi
  • The Rockery: 10.5 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 6.3 mi
  • The Knobbs: 7.1 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Great Neck: 8.0 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 9.2 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 9.3 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.5 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.5 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Common Pasture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNNW 348°99 m5.5 mi
Red Oak HillNW 304°93 m6.8 mi
Red Oak HillWNW 303°93 m6.9 mi
Sawyers HillNNW 332°91 m6.6 mi
Long HillWNW 303°81 m6.3 mi
Ring HillNNW 328°80.72 m6.2 mi
Bear HillNW 313°80 m6.2 mi
Littles HillSW 221°79 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693845

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