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Howe Conservation Land

Howe Conservation Land from directly overhead

Howe Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the east-southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Simon Hill Conservation Land, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.16799, -70.82918

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Simon Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Otis Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Paradise Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Blue: 1.3 mi
  • Cuffey Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 0.8 mi
  • Mann Farmhouse: 5.1 mi
  • Herring Run: 5.9 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 6.5 mi
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Beaches
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 6.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.1 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Howe Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillESE 120°77 m5.9 mi
Prospect HillNW 321°72 m2.2 mi
Judges HillNNE 14°71 m1.7 mi
Mount BlueN 4°66 m1.3 mi
Black Pond HillNE 53°64 m1.5 mi
Otis HillNNE 18°58 m0.8 mi
Paradise HillESE 115°58 m0.9 mi
Marshfield HillsESE 123°58 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:0915:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29688127

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