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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the southwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay Pit Landing, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.63254, -70.70310

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Tompson Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Avalon: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Stanwood Point Landing: 0.9 mi
  • Brown's Field & Apple Street Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Old Brussel Park: 1.4 mi
  • Stubby Knowles Landing: 1.5 mi
  • Oval Playground & Palazola Field: 1.8 mi
Beaches
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Tablet Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Save: 2.4 mi
  • Help Mother: 2.4 mi
  • Get A Job: 2.4 mi
  • 17: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Cold Frames: 5.2 mi
  • Formal Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Bushee Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 49
Cliffs: 22
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnSW 223°78 m2.0 mi
Red RockSW 228°70 m1.7 mi
Pool HillENE 64°66 m3.9 mi
Morse HillSW 233°62 m3.6 mi
Pigeon HillNE 54°61 m4.7 mi
Browns HillW 259°61 m7.4 mi
Long HillSSW 212°60 m3.7 mi
Eveleth HillW 267°57 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1015:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1336578294

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