Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Countryside Green Area
Countryside Green Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the northeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
How to reach it
Coordinates42.61890, -71.12782
- 12.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 19 mi
- Eagle Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.3 mi
- Pole Hill: 1.8 mi
- Holt Hill: 1.9 mi
- Aslebe Hill: 2.0 mi
- Boston Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Belknap Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Peggy Keck Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Pustell Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Hill Road Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Dug Pond Reservation: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Andover Recreation Park: 1.4 mi
- Pomp's Pond Park: 1.6 mi
- Michael J. Benevento Park: 1.7 mi
- Ballardvale Green: 1.8 mi
- Ballardvale Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Solstice Stones: 1.9 mi
- The Garth: 2.1 mi
- Andover Canoe Club: 2.3 mi
- Andover Revolutionary War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Alice Buck Memorial: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Armillary Sphere: 2.0 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 2.2 mi
- muster: 4.3 mi
- Pieta: 6.7 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 6.9 mi
Museums
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 2.0 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 2.1 mi
- Andover Center for History & Culture: 2.5 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 2.9 mi
- North Andover Historical Society: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Andover Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 5.0 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 6.7 mi
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 4.7 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 5.0 mi
- American Legion Beach: 5.0 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 7.1 mi
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 9.6 mi
- Connors Farm: 9.8 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 9.8 mi
- The Rockery: 10.6 mi
- Echo Rock: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Wildcat Ledge: 6.8 mi
- Skull Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 11.1 mi
- The Cellar: 11.4 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Table: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 13.2 mi
- North Grove Catering: 13.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Front Range Light: 18.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.4 mi
- Boathouse: 23.4 mi
- Rainshed: 23.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 15.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 16.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 8.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.3 mi
- Newbury Falls: 13.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 24.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 12.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.7 mi
- Rail Spring: 16.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 10.9 mi
- Dogtown: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Countryside Green Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | NE 35° | 128 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mills Hill | NNE 15° | 121 m | 3.7 mi |
| Boston Hill | NE 43° | 117 m | 2.6 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | NNE 28° | 117 m | 4.8 mi |
| Claypit Hill | NNE 25° | 116 m | 3.3 mi |
| Wood Hill | WNW 298° | 112 m | 5.3 mi |
| Baldpate Hill | NE 43° | 107 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ames Hill | WNW 282° | 106 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29836883
Day trips start here
- Andover · 3 mi
- North Reading · 4 mi
- Lawrence · 6 mi
- Wilmington · 6 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 7 mi
- Reading · 7 mi
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