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Gardner St Conservation Area

Gardner St Conservation Area from directly overhead

Gardner St Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Turkey Hill stands 75 m to the west-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Whortleberry Hollow, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.18205, -70.89894

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kress Field: 0.4 mi
  • Sarah Brassil Park: 1.5 mi
  • Blaisdell Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bradford Hawes Park: 1.9 mi
  • Cavern Rock Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Penniman Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Farm Hills: 0.8 mi
  • Pine Hills: 1.3 mi
  • Liberty Pole Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Herring Run: 2.6 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 3.2 mi
  • House Rock: 3.3 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 3.9 mi
  • USS Salem: 5.6 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 39
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 2.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 12.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 7.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 7.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.1 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Gardner St Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillWSW 253°75 m4.9 mi
Pine HillWNW 296°74 m7.3 mi
Prospect HillENE 70°72 m2.3 mi
Judges HillE 80°71 m4.0 mi
Mount BlueE 84°66 m3.7 mi
Black Pond HillE 91°64 m4.8 mi
Locust HillSSW 205°62 m7.1 mi
Penns HillNW 307°61 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689603

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