Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Conservation Land
Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pheasant Lane Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Essex County Greenbelt
How to reach it
Coordinates42.66064, -70.93477
- 4.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Independence Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 9 mi
- Eagle Rock · 11 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pheasant Lane Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Boston Street Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Town Well Land: 0.8 mi
- Roland Clark: 0.9 mi
- Topsfield Water Department Land: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Klock Park: 0.5 mi
- Pye Brook Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Emerson Park: 1.5 mi
- Town Common: 1.5 mi
- Town Common: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bare Hill: 1.1 mi
- Town Hill: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill: 1.8 mi
- Moon Hill: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 1.2 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 3.9 mi
- Clark Beach: 7.7 mi
- Steep Hill Beach: 7.9 mi
- Ipswich Bar: 8.3 mi
Attractions
- The Rockery: 1.8 mi
- Corn Maze: 2.8 mi
- Connors Farm: 3.6 mi
- Salem Cat Museum: 9.7 mi
- Bell: 9.8 mi
Gardens
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 3.8 mi
- Georgetown Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.4 mi
- The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
- Nancy Merill Trail Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Wunnegen Dedication: 3.6 mi
- Mary A. Herrick Memorial Plaque: 3.7 mi
- The Round Point: 3.9 mi
- Pigeon Hill Pinnacle: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Wenham Museum: 4.6 mi
- Ipswich Museum: 5.2 mi
- Future Home of the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum: 5.3 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 7.1 mi
- Essex Shipbuilding Museum: 8.1 mi
Artworks
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 9.8 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 10.0 mi
- Goldfish: 10.0 mi
- Verduras: 10.0 mi
- Crabs: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Wildcat Ledge: 4.9 mi
- Gregory Island: 6.9 mi
- Great Neck: 7.2 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 8.8 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Front Range Light: 11.0 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 14.3 mi
- Ramp: 18.2 mi
- Boathouse: 18.2 mi
- Utility Building: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 14.2 mi
- North Grove Catering: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 11.9 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Newbury Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.5 mi
- Hampton Falls: 17.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.6 mi
- Great Falls: 22.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Rail Spring: 7.6 mi
- Lion's Spring: 13.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.8 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 22.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dogtown: 14.0 mi
- Haywardville: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldpate Hill | NW 309° | 107 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bayns Hill | WNW 292° | 100 m | 5.9 mi |
| Shaven Crown Hill | WNW 301° | 98 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | WNW 290° | 84.7 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bruin Hill | WNW 282° | 84 m | 6.7 mi |
| Littles Hill | NW 319° | 79 m | 5.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NE 36° | 77 m | 3.7 mi |
| Great Hill | SSW 199° | 75 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 5 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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