Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Conservation Land
Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Town Farm Hill stands 117 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Pye Brook Community Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.65727, -70.95728
- 5.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Independence Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 9 mi
- Eagle Rock · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pye Brook Community Park: 0.4 mi
- Klock Park: 1.1 mi
- Town Common: 1.1 mi
- Town Common: 1.1 mi
- Town Common: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Bare Hill: 0.4 mi
- Long Hill: 0.6 mi
- Great Hill: 1.1 mi
- Town Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mound Eleanor: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Well Land: 0.5 mi
- Kinsman Circle Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Pheasant Lane Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Livermore Woods: 1.1 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 0.8 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 3.0 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- American Legion Beach: 8.0 mi
- Dane Street Beach: 8.8 mi
Gardens
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
- Georgetown Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
- Nancy Merill Trail Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Wunnegen Dedication: 2.6 mi
- Mary A. Herrick Memorial Plaque: 2.7 mi
- Russel Homestead: 3.0 mi
- Jacob Perkins Grave: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- The Rockery: 2.4 mi
- Connors Farm: 3.6 mi
- Corn Maze: 3.9 mi
- Salem Cat Museum: 9.7 mi
- BlackCraft Haunt: 9.9 mi
Museums
- Wenham Museum: 5.1 mi
- Future Home of the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum: 5.4 mi
- Ipswich Museum: 6.3 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 6.9 mi
- North Andover Historical Society: 8.2 mi
Artworks
- Bicentennial Statue: 8.8 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 9.0 mi
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 9.9 mi
- Goldfish: 10.1 mi
- Verduras: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 30
- Wildcat Ledge: 4.0 mi
- Gregory Island: 7.9 mi
- Great Neck: 8.3 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 10.0 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Front Range Light: 11.6 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 15.3 mi
- Ramp: 19.3 mi
- Boathouse: 19.3 mi
- Utility Building: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 13.0 mi
- North Grove Catering: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Newbury Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.4 mi
- Hampton Falls: 18.0 mi
- Great Falls: 22.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Rail Spring: 8.3 mi
- Lion's Spring: 13.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.0 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 22.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 15.0 mi
- Dogtown: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Farm Hill | WNW 284° | 117 m | 6.6 mi |
| Baldpate Hill | NW 320° | 107 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bayns Hill | WNW 300° | 100 m | 4.9 mi |
| Shaven Crown Hill | NW 311° | 98 m | 4.8 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | W 275° | 96 m | 6.2 mi |
| Russell Hill | WNW 299° | 92 m | 6.9 mi |
| Foster Hill | WNW 298° | 90 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | WNW 296° | 84.7 m | 5.6 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 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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