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Great Neck Conservation Area

Great Neck Conservation Area from directly overhead

Great Neck Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2007-01-31
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.70246, -70.79656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Plover Hill: 0.2 mi
  • North Ridge: 0.6 mi
  • Treadwell Island: 1.0 mi
  • Town Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Great Neck Park: 0.3 mi
  • Daniel Boone Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sally's Pond: 2.8 mi
  • Giles Firman Park: 2.9 mi
  • Bialek Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 54
  • Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Formal Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Cold Frames: 1.6 mi
  • Bushee Garden: 5.2 mi
  • The Woodland Garden: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Sparrows: 8.0 mi
  • Clyde: 8.1 mi
  • Eclipse: 8.2 mi
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 8.2 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic Table: 21.4 mi
  • Stratham Town Landing: 22.3 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 23.1 mi
  • Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Newbury Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Great Neck Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnSSE 152°78 m7.2 mi
Prospect HillW 272°77 m4.8 mi
Turkey HillWSW 248°74 m3.7 mi
Turner HillWSW 243°70 m5.3 mi
Red RockSSE 149°70 m6.9 mi
Blueberry HillWSW 236°64 m6.4 mi
Morse HillSSE 165°62 m7.2 mi
Bush HillWSW 238°61 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1115:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29695076

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