Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Essex County Greenbelt

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.67137, -70.64620

4.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
16.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
19.3 mi off the Independence Byway

Overlooks nearby

Eagle Rock · 4 mi
Wildlife Viewing Platform · 13 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Conservation Land: 0.1 mi
Roses Woodlot: 0.2 mi
Gabriel and Selma Kleimola Reservation: 0.3 mi
Toneatti Woodland: 0.4 mi
Town Conservation Area: 0.5 mi

Attractions

The Paper House: 0.6 mi
Whale's Jaw: 1.3 mi
Peter's Pulpit: 1.8 mi
Motif #1: 1.8 mi
Keep Out Of Debt: 2.2 mi

Parks

Pigeon Hill Park: 0.9 mi
Plum Cove Landing: 0.9 mi
Pingree Park: 1.1 mi
Manning Park: 1.2 mi
Evans Field: 1.4 mi

Peaks

Pigeon Hill: 0.9 mi
Pool Hill: 1.2 mi
Great Hill: 1.9 mi
Nugent Boulders: 2.6 mi
High Rock: 2.8 mi

Beaches

Folly Cove Shore Dive Site: 1.0 mi
Back Beach: 1.3 mi
Front Beach: 1.5 mi
Old Garden Beach: 2.2 mi
Wingaersheek Beach: 2.5 mi

Museums

James A. Babson Museum: 2.3 mi
CAM Green: 3.6 mi
Cape Ann Museum: 4.0 mi
Cape Ann Historical Museum: 4.1 mi
Sargent House Museum: 4.2 mi

Historic sites

Gardens43

Cold Frames: 6.7 mi
Formal Garden: 6.9 mi
Rose Garden: 6.9 mi
Bushee Garden: 12.3 mi
The Gentian Garden: 14.7 mi

Artworks39

Fitz Hugh Lane: 4.2 mi
Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 4.5 mi
Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 14.7 mi
Sparrows: 14.8 mi
Clyde: 14.9 mi

Cliffs17

The Headlands: 2.0 mi
Brier Neck: 3.4 mi
Bass Rocks: 3.9 mi
Stage Head: 4.8 mi
Coastal Bank Bluff: 6.7 mi

Lighthouses14

Ramp: 4.2 mi
Boathouse: 4.2 mi
Utility Building: 4.2 mi
Cistern: 4.2 mi
Tram Way: 4.2 mi

Rest areas6

I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Seabrook Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 21.2 mi
Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 21.4 mi

Springs2

Rail Spring: 13.2 mi
Lion's Spring: 20.6 mi

Waterfalls2

Newbury Falls: 15.4 mi
Hampton Falls: 20.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Dogtown: 2.5 mi

Picnic sites1

Pinetops Picnic Area: 23.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Ann	SW 226°	78 m	6.0 mi
Red Rock	SW 227°	70 m	5.6 mi
Pool Hill	SSE 148°	66 m	1.2 mi
Morse Hill	SW 230°	62 m	7.5 mi
Pigeon Hill	E 86°	61 m	0.9 mi
Bush Hill	W 271°	61 m	10.8 mi
Browns Hill	WSW 248°	61 m	11.0 mi
Long Hill	SW 220°	60 m	7.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:47	18:18	18:55
June solstice	05:05	19:42	20:25
September equinox	06:31	18:05	18:42
December solstice	07:10	15:27	16:13

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	27	28	35	45	55	64	70	69	62	51	41	33
Precip in	3.7	3.6	4.6	4.2	3.5	4.0	3.4	3.4	3.8	5.0	4.0	4.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1336991145

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Manchester · 9 mi
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Hamilton · 10 mi

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