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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.50028, -70.91803

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Salem Woods: 0.5 mi
  • McGrath Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dibiase Park: 0.8 mi
  • Castle Hill Park: 0.8 mi
  • Windsor Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
  • Viking Statue: 1.2 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 1.7 mi
  • Untitled: 1.8 mi
  • Untitled: 1.8 mi
  • Migrar: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Gallows Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Legg Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Ledge Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Salem Cat Museum: 1.4 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 1.8 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 1.9 mi
  • Real Pirates Salem: 1.9 mi
  • Bell: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Community Gardens: 5.4 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
Museums
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 16.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 16.5 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Rail Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockW 263°87.2 m6.5 mi
Burrill HillWSW 258°87 m3.5 mi
Crow HillW 263°82.9 m6.4 mi
Mount HoodWSW 240°79 m6.7 mi
Mount GileadW 260°77 m3.9 mi
Mount HermonW 265°76 m3.1 mi
Rocky HillWSW 258°74.4 m6.1 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 254°74 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690212

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