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Glen Ave Saltmarsh

Glen Ave Saltmarsh from directly overhead

Glen Ave Saltmarsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradstreet Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.55789, -70.91524

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sandy Beach: 0.3 mi
  • John L. George Park: 0.5 mi
  • Femino Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bates Park: 0.8 mi
  • Plains Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Folly Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Green Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Lindall Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Buxton Hill: 1.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Attractions
  • Salem Cat Museum: 2.6 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 2.7 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 2.7 mi
  • Bell: 2.7 mi
  • Real Pirates Salem: 2.9 mi
Gardens
  • Ropes Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Table: 16.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 19.5 mi
  • Oak Lea: 19.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.0 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.7 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Rail Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Glen Ave Saltmarsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillSW 217°87 m5.9 mi
Mount GileadSW 220°77 m6.1 mi
Mount HermonSW 217°76 m5.3 mi
Wills HillWNW 296°75 m6.1 mi
Great HillNNW 348°75 m6.3 mi
Witch HillNNW 334°70 m4.6 mi
Waldens HillWSW 258°70 m5.2 mi
Uptons HillW 270°69 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690522

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