Crowninshield Island
Crowninshield Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the west-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gas House Basin, a beach 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 10 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gas House Basin: 0.2 mi
- Grace Oliver Beach: 0.2 mi
- Gas House Beach: 0.3 mi
- Fort Beach: 0.4 mi
- Garmet Beach: 1.2 mi
- Gerry Island: 0.2 mi
- Steer Swamp Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Turner Woods: 1.0 mi
- Robinson Farm Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Great Haste Island: 1.4 mi
- Fountain Park: 0.3 mi
- Fort Sewall: 0.4 mi
- Chandler-Hovey Park: 0.7 mi
- Reynolds Playground: 0.8 mi
- Crocker Park: 0.8 mi
- Burial Hill: 0.4 mi
- Coddon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Legg Hill: 3.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
- Snake Hill: 3.4 mi
- Fort Sewall: 0.4 mi
- Wall: 0.8 mi
- Crocker Park: 0.8 mi
- George Washington Navy: 0.8 mi
- William Pattison Landing: 1.2 mi
- Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic: 0.7 mi
- Marblehead Police Museum: 0.7 mi
- The House of the Seven Gables: 2.2 mi
- Pioneer Village: 2.2 mi
- Friendship of Salem: 2.3 mi
- Winslow II: 0.8 mi
- Cat Witch: 2.4 mi
- Communion with Us: 2.5 mi
- Love Child: 2.5 mi
- Garden Boy: 2.6 mi
- Derby Waterfront District: 2.3 mi
- Pickering Wharf: 2.4 mi
- Chambers Of terror: 2.4 mi
- Real Pirates Salem: 2.5 mi
- Bell: 2.6 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Ropes Garden: 3.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 7.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.0 mi
- Half Tide Rocks: 0.8 mi
- Black Wills Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Town Head: 6.7 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 7.0 mi
- Gregory Island: 7.1 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 18.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 19.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 19.2 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 19.2 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 10.9 mi
- Rainshed: 13.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.1 mi
- Boston Light: 13.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.8 mi
- Newbury Falls: 16.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.4 mi
- Rail Spring: 17.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
- Dogtown: 12.5 mi
- Haywardville: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Crowninshield Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrill Hill | WSW 257° | 87 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Gilead | WSW 258° | 77 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Hermon | W 260° | 76 m | 7.1 mi |
| Weetamoo Cliff | W 263° | 68 m | 7.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 262° | 63 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Spickett | W 261° | 62 m | 7.3 mi |
| Morse Hill | NE 35° | 62 m | 7.4 mi |
| Browns Hill | N 358° | 61 m | 6.8 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 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 1 mi away.
- Common Eider157 obs
- Brant69 obs
- Common Periwinkle60 obs
- American Herring Gull55 obs
- European Green Crab51 obs
- wood anemone49 obs
- Bufflehead48 obs
- Mallard40 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29693100
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