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Essex West Greenbelt

Essex West Greenbelt from directly overhead

Essex West Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the south-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Broad Meadows Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.53640, -71.02002

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Squanto Park site: 0.4 mi
  • Jordan Park: 0.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.9 mi
  • Glen Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
  • Gerry's Cider Mill Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Waldens Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Huckleberry Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Uptons Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Weetamoo Cliff: 2.9 mi
Beaches
  • Pearce Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Middleton Town Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Collins Cove Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Lynn Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Willow Ave Beach: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Echo Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Steel Tower: 3.6 mi
  • Union Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 4.5 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 3.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 6.9 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
Cliffs: 50
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 13.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 15.7 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 7
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.6 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
  • Quarry Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Rail Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Essex West Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockSSW 201°87.2 m3.5 mi
Burrill HillSSE 151°87 m3.6 mi
Crow HillSSW 199°82.9 m3.4 mi
Mount HoodS 186°79 m5.9 mi
Whip HillSW 214°79 m6.1 mi
Mount GileadSSE 157°77 m3.5 mi
Mount HermonSE 143°76 m3.5 mi
Wills HillN 357°75 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262834465665716962514131
Precip in3.53.34.54.33.74.23.83.33.84.74.04.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29829943

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