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Conservation Land

Conservation Land from directly overhead

Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west-southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is South Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt

How to reach it

Coordinates42.64403, -70.61719

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • High Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Great Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Pool Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Nugent Boulders: 1.3 mi
  • Railcut Hill: 2.0 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Harvey Park: 0.9 mi
  • Barletta Park: 1.0 mi
  • Star Island Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 1.0 mi
  • Evans Field: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Motif #1: 1.1 mi
  • Peter's Pulpit: 1.6 mi
  • Whale's Jaw: 1.7 mi
  • Prosperity Follows Service: 1.7 mi
  • If Work Stops Values Decay: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 56
Gardens: 43
  • Cold Frames: 8.6 mi
  • Formal Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Bushee Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 37
Cliffs: 17
Lighthouses: 14
Rest areas: 5
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 23.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.6 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rail Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnWSW 248°78 m6.2 mi
Red RockWSW 251°70 m5.9 mi
Pool HillNW 316°66 m1.2 mi
Morse HillWSW 248°62 m7.8 mi
Pigeon HillNNW 343°61 m2.0 mi
Browns HillW 260°61 m11.9 mi
Long HillWSW 238°60 m7.4 mi
Eveleth HillW 264°57 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0519:4220:25
September equinox06:3018:0518:42
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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1337995403

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