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Corliss Hill

Corliss Hill from directly overhead

Corliss Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Hog Hill stands 127 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt Association
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.81884, -71.05018

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Corliss Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Corliss Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Ayers Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Brandy Brow Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Job Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • East Meadow Brook Lot: 0.3 mi
  • Brandy Brow Forest: 0.5 mi
  • Brandy Brow Forest: 0.5 mi
  • Whittier Birthplace: 0.8 mi
  • Whittier Birthplace: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Kimball Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sagamore Park: 2.3 mi
  • Steven's Field: 2.4 mi
  • Gale Park: 2.6 mi
  • Plaistow Town Green: 2.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • Italian Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
  • The Formal Gardens: 6.0 mi
  • Shallow-Cold Frames: 6.0 mi
  • Deep-Cold Frames: 6.0 mi
Attractions
  • America's Stonehenge: 8.1 mi
  • Market Square: 9.2 mi
  • Ice Jet: 10.2 mi
  • Dodgem: 10.2 mi
  • Zero Gravity: 10.2 mi
Artworks
  • Anchor: 8.2 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 8.7 mi
  • Eclipse: 8.7 mi
  • Will He.: 8.7 mi
  • Clyde: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Newbury Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 1.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 1.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 4
  • Lion's Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Rail Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Corliss Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hog HillWNW 288°127 m6.0 mi
Pine KnollWNW 300°105 m5.0 mi
Ayers HillSSW 207°97 m0.9 mi
Mount HaymanSSW 200°95 m6.4 mi
Red Oak HillNNE 33°93 m1.9 mi
Red Oak HillNE 35°93 m2.1 mi
Bragg HillWNW 285°93 m4.6 mi
Poors HillW 279°91 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465665727062514131
Precip in3.53.64.84.34.14.23.63.84.05.33.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haverhill, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1248941093

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