Nature reserve · Massachusetts
CR #21
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
CR #21 is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Mills Hill stands 121 m to the west-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lot 12 & 13, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
How to reach it
Coordinates42.69809, -70.99026
- 5.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Independence Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Eagle Rock · 15 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lot 12 & 13: 0.1 mi
- Baldpate Pond Pasture: 0.2 mi
- Penn Brook Area: 0.2 mi
- Stevens Pond Wetland: 1.1 mi
- Littles Hill Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Jacob Perkins Grave: 0.2 mi
- Wolf Pit: 1.6 mi
- Mary A. Herrick Memorial Plaque: 1.7 mi
- Boxford/North Andover Boundary: 3.5 mi
- Boxford/North Andover Boundary: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Redshanks Hill: 0.7 mi
- Littles Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ornes Hill: 1.3 mi
- Baldpate Hill: 1.4 mi
- Shaven Crown Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Hemlock Junction: 1.1 mi
- Johnson Field: 1.2 mi
- Harry Murch Park: 1.7 mi
- American Legion Park: 2.2 mi
- Boy Scout Park: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Georgetown Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
- The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 5.8 mi
- The Drought Tolerant Garden: 5.9 mi
Beaches
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 2.7 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 5.4 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 6.0 mi
- American Legion Beach: 6.0 mi
- Clark Beach: 9.9 mi
Attractions
- Corn Maze: 5.1 mi
- The Rockery: 5.6 mi
- Connors Farm: 6.8 mi
- Market Square: 9.9 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 11.9 mi
Museums
- North Andover Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Buttonwoods Museum: 6.4 mi
- Old machinery exhibit: 6.8 mi
- Ipswich Museum: 8.0 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Bicentennial Statue: 7.9 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 8.1 mi
- Sparrows: 9.1 mi
- Clyde: 9.1 mi
- Eclipse: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Wildcat Ledge: 2.1 mi
- Great Neck: 9.3 mi
- Gregory Island: 10.7 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 14
- Front Range Light: 10.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 17.8 mi
- Ramp: 21.4 mi
- Boathouse: 21.4 mi
- Utility Building: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Picnic Table: 11.7 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- North Grove Catering: 14.9 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 9
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 12.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Newbury Falls: 4.7 mi
- Hampton Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.0 mi
- Great Falls: 19.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Rail Spring: 7.3 mi
- Lion's Spring: 10.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 19.0 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 20.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 17.0 mi
- Dogtown: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of CR #21. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Hill | WSW 253° | 121 m | 6.3 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | WSW 255° | 117 m | 4.9 mi |
| Claypit Hill | WSW 246° | 116 m | 6.1 mi |
| Baldpate Hill | WNW 298° | 107 m | 1.4 mi |
| Osgood Hill | W 276° | 105 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bayns Hill | W 262° | 100 m | 2.6 mi |
| Byers Hill | WNW 283° | 99 m | 5.1 mi |
| Shaven Crown Hill | W 278° | 98 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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