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Coolidge Reservation

Coolidge Reservation from directly overhead

Coolidge Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the north, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
The Trustees Of Reservations
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57741, -70.72451

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Magnolia Surf Park: 0.4 mi
  • Magnolia Park: 0.5 mi
  • Knowlton Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kettle Cove Field: 0.6 mi
  • Burke Playground & Field: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Long Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Hildreth Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Lambert Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Woodchuck Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Tablet Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Greasy Pole: 3.7 mi
  • Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 3.9 mi
  • 7 Seas Whale Watch: 3.9 mi
  • Schooner Adventure: 4.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Cold Frames: 7.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 9.4 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 31
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Coolidge Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnN 353°78 m2.4 mi
Red RockN 357°70 m2.7 mi
Pool HillNE 40°66 m7.2 mi
Morse HillNW 313°62 m2.4 mi
Browns HillWNW 291°61 m6.7 mi
Pigeon HillNE 37°61 m8.2 mi
Long HillNW 310°60 m1.1 mi
Eveleth HillNW 309°57 m5.5 mi

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, 6 mi away.

  • rugosa rose23 obs
  • Edwardsiella lineata20 obs
  • Ghost Pipe19 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush19 obs
  • Sea Lemon16 obs
  • mountain laurel15 obs
  • American Toad13 obs
  • Common Eider12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29693036

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