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Henry Cabot Lodge Wildlife Sanctuary

Henry Cabot Lodge Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Henry Cabot Lodge Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Forty Steps Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Massachusetts Department Of Fish And Game
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.43341, -70.89818

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • East Point/Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr., Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Marjoram Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lowlands Park: 1.8 mi
  • Flash Road Playground: 1.8 mi
  • Baileys Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Baileys Hill: 1.9 mi
  • High Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Legg Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Pine Hill: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 3.5 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Union Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Real Pirates Salem: 6.0 mi
Gardens
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 22
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 12.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 13.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 13.2 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 19
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Rail Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Henry Cabot Lodge Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWNW 297°87.2 m8.4 mi
Burrill HillNW 311°87 m5.9 mi
Crow HillWNW 298°82.9 m8.3 mi
Mount HoodW 281°79 m7.0 mi
Mount GileadNW 309°77 m6.2 mi
Mount HermonNW 317°76 m6.0 mi
Black RockW 274°75 m9.1 mi
Rocky HillWNW 296°74.4 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/82003688

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