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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Crow Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.77647, -71.00038

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Crow Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Brake Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Crane Neck Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Perry: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Perry Park: 1.7 mi
  • Shanahan Field: 2.3 mi
  • Ferry Park: 2.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 2.4 mi
  • Plug Pond Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • The White Border: 4.6 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 4.6 mi
  • Daylily Borders: 4.6 mi
  • The Hosta Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 6.4 mi
  • Clyde: 6.4 mi
  • Eclipse: 6.4 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 6.5 mi
  • Will He.: 6.5 mi
Attractions
Beaches
Cliffs: 20
  • Wildcat Ledge: 6.6 mi
  • Sheep's Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Great Neck: 11.0 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 12.6 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Newbury Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 3.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 3.6 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 11.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lion's Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Rail Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldpate HillS 189°107 m4.8 mi
Bayns HillSSW 200°100 m6.1 mi
Byers HillSW 226°99 m6.1 mi
Shaven Crown HillSSW 196°98 m5.3 mi
Ayers HillNW 306°97 m3.6 mi
Mount HaymanWSW 237°95 m5.6 mi
Red Oak HillNNW 342°93 m4.8 mi
Red Oak HillNNW 344°93 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:27
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29744228

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