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Herbert E. True III Memorial Marsh

Herbert E. True III Memorial Marsh from directly overhead

Herbert E. True III Memorial Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnes Island, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.83296, -70.87077

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Salisbury Town Common: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Field: 0.7 mi
  • Lions Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cashman Park: 1.2 mi
  • Central Waterfront Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Brushstrokes: 1.3 mi
  • Peace Offering: 1.3 mi
  • Newburyport Collage: 1.3 mi
  • G-Swirl: 1.3 mi
  • Native Fish: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Middle Shipyard: 1.4 mi
  • Custom House Slip: 1.4 mi
  • Promenade and Marina: 1.4 mi
  • Bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard: 1.4 mi
  • The Trusties of the Newburyport Waterfront: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 60
Museums
Attractions
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Castle Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Brown's Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Batt Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
  • Salisbury Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 4.5 mi
  • South Beach: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Sheep's Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Great Neck: 9.5 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 10.2 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 11.0 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 13
  • Stratham Town Landing: 12.5 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 14.4 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 14.4 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 14.4 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hampton Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 3.3 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 3.6 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 7.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 7.2 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 7.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Two Sisters Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Herbert E. True III Memorial Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNW 304°99 m4.1 mi
Chair HillNW 314°93 m5.4 mi
Sawyers HillWNW 297°91 m6.0 mi
Indian Ground HillNW 314°91 m6.7 mi
Ring HillWNW 291°80.72 m5.9 mi
Bear HillW 279°80 m6.9 mi
Bugsmouth HillWNW 297°77 m7.3 mi
Whittier HillWNW 295°76 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689262

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