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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Hill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.50134, -70.90130

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Castle Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • Upper Quad: 0.6 mi
  • Sullivan Front Lawn: 0.6 mi
  • Salem Woods: 0.6 mi
  • Pickman Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • Viking Statue: 0.4 mi
  • Villa Alegra: 1.2 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 1.2 mi
  • Migrar: 1.2 mi
  • Our Lady Guadelupe: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Community Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.9 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Legg Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Gallows Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Ledge Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Fox Hill: 2.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Real Pirates Salem: 1.4 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 1.4 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 1.4 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Pickering Wharf: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 16.6 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.6 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 13.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Rail Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockW 263°87.2 m7.3 mi
Burrill HillW 260°87 m4.4 mi
Crow HillW 263°82.9 m7.2 mi
Mount HoodWSW 243°79 m7.5 mi
Mount GileadW 261°77 m4.8 mi
Mount HermonW 265°76 m4.0 mi
Rocky HillW 259°74.4 m7.0 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 256°74 m5.1 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 solstice07:1115:2816:14

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691494

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