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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Woodlot, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.74611, -70.94986

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Johnson Woodlot: 0.4 mi
  • Driftway Woods Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
  • Swanton Way Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
  • Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
  • Johnson Mill: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • Longfellow Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Skunk Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Blue Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Crane Neck Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 1.4 mi
  • American Legion Park: 2.4 mi
  • Harry Murch Park: 2.6 mi
  • Eiras Park: 3.2 mi
  • Town Common: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 2.1 mi
  • The White Border: 2.2 mi
  • The Drought Tolerant Garden: 2.2 mi
  • The Hosta Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Daylily Borders: 2.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 5.2 mi
  • Clyde: 5.3 mi
  • Eclipse: 5.4 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 5.5 mi
  • Will He.: 5.6 mi
Beaches
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 5.4 mi
  • The Knobbs: 7.8 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Clark Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 8.5 mi
Museums
Cliffs: 21
  • Wildcat Ledge: 5.8 mi
  • Great Neck: 7.8 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 9.5 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 9.7 mi
  • Sheep's Rock: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 6.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 6.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldpate HillSW 231°107 m4.2 mi
Bayns HillSW 232°100 m5.9 mi
Shaven Crown HillSW 233°98 m5.0 mi
Wood HillSW 236°84.7 m6.5 mi
Dead HillW 267°80 m5.5 mi
Littles HillSW 231°79 m3.3 mi
Golden HillWNW 289°79 m5.7 mi
Brake HillNW 310°78.64 m3.6 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 solstice07:1215:2816:14

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690486

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