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Harbor Mudflats

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Harbor Mudflats from directly overhead

Harbor Mudflats is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57292, -70.76946

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Reed Park: 0.0 mi
  • Masconomo Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tuck's Point: 0.6 mi
  • Sweeney Park: 0.7 mi
  • Misery Island Reservation: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Spy Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Woodchuck Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Hildreth Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Jack Hill: 1.1 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 57
  • Pump House Ruin: 2.2 mi
  • Cobb Memorial Bench: 2.3 mi
  • Hermit’s Plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Masconomet Burial Site: 4.8 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 56
Attractions: 55
  • Tablet Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Greasy Pole: 5.8 mi
  • 7 Seas Whale Watch: 6.0 mi
  • Schooner Thomas E. Lannon: 6.0 mi
  • Schooner Adventure: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Salem Community Gardens: 7.3 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Cold Frames: 7.7 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 42
Cliffs: 31
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 24.2 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 24.6 mi
  • Oak Lea: 24.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Newbury Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Harbor Mudflats. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnNE78 m3.3 mi
Red RockNE70 m3.7 mi
Morse HillNNE62 m2.0 mi
Browns HillNW61 m4.8 mi
Long HillNE60 m1.8 mi
Eveleth HillNNW57 m4.3 mi
Great HillWNW56 m1.5 mi
Railcut HillENE56 m7.2 mi

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 solstice07:1015:2816:13

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693046

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