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Hans Morris Reservation

Hans Morris Reservation from directly overhead

Hans Morris Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Road, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.77824, -70.89007

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Cedar Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • The Shade Garden: 1.6 mi
  • The Shade Shrub Collection: 1.6 mi
  • The Flame Garden: 1.6 mi
  • The Upper Alpine Garden: 1.6 mi
  • The 'Water Fall': 1.6 mi
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 1.6 mi
  • Clyde: 1.8 mi
  • Eclipse: 1.9 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 2.0 mi
  • Will He.: 2.2 mi
Museums
Parks
  • March's Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bradley Fuller Athletic Field: 2.1 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.1 mi
  • Bartlet Mall: 2.2 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Market Square: 2.5 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 4.4 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.4 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.2 mi
  • The Rockery: 9.9 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 4.8 mi
  • The Knobbs: 5.7 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Clark Beach: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Great Neck: 6.6 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 7.9 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 8.4 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 13
  • Stratham Town Landing: 16.0 mi
  • Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 18.1 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 18.1 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Newbury Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 7.0 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Hans Morris Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNNW 338°99 m6.5 mi
Ring HillNW 323°80.72 m7.5 mi
Littles HillSW 233°79 m7.1 mi
Brake HillW 271°78.64 m5.8 mi
Prospect HillS 181°77 m5.1 mi
Crow HillW 268°76.81 m5.8 mi
Whittier HillNNW 333°76 m6.2 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 290°74 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/533675588

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