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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Mills Hill stands 121 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Poor Lot #1, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
TOWN OF GEORGETOWN
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.72546, -71.03154

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 4.6 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 6.5 mi
  • The White Border: 6.5 mi
  • The Hosta Garden: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Washington Park: 1.3 mi
  • American Legion Park: 2.0 mi
  • Harry Murch Park: 2.1 mi
  • Shanahan Field: 2.1 mi
  • Johnson Field: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Baldpate Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Shaven Crown Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Littles Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Dead Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Bayns Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
  • Bicentennial Statue: 7.2 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 7.5 mi
  • Sparrows: 9.3 mi
  • Clyde: 9.4 mi
  • Eclipse: 9.5 mi
Attractions
  • Corn Maze: 7.6 mi
  • The Rockery: 8.4 mi
  • Connors Farm: 9.5 mi
  • Market Square: 10.1 mi
  • Kiddie Canoes: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 24
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 5.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 9.8 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 18.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Rail Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mills HillSW 226°121 m5.4 mi
Town Farm HillSW 220°117 m4.1 mi
Boston HillSSW 210°117 m6.3 mi
Claypit HillSW 218°116 m5.6 mi
Baldpate HillSE 145°107 m1.5 mi
Osgood HillWSW 252°105 m4.1 mi
Bayns HillSSW 193°100 m2.3 mi
Byers HillWSW 256°99 m2.9 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29818898

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