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Indian Hill Conservation Area (Ordway Reservation)

Indian Hill Conservation Area (Ordway Reservation) from directly overhead

Indian Hill Conservation Area (Ordway Reservation) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Knapp Woodland, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002-11-25
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt Association
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.78562, -70.92753

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Indian Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Isleys Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Archelaus Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Blue Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Woodman Park: 1.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill Soccer Fields: 2.2 mi
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 2.5 mi
  • Bradley Fuller Athletic Field: 2.8 mi
  • Maudslay State Park: 2.8 mi
Gardens
  • Daylily Borders: 1.9 mi
  • The Sedum Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The Shade Shrub Collection: 1.9 mi
  • The Shade Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The Hosta Garden: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 2.7 mi
  • Clyde: 2.7 mi
  • Eclipse: 2.8 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 2.8 mi
  • Will He.: 2.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Market Square: 3.4 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 5.9 mi
  • Corn Maze: 7.1 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.7 mi
  • The Rockery: 10.3 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 6.9 mi
  • The Knobbs: 7.6 mi
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Great Neck: 8.3 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 8.7 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 9.7 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Newbury Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.1 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 6.9 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 7.3 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.8 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Indian Hill Conservation Area (Ordway Reservation). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillN 355°99 m5.6 mi
Red Oak HillNW 309°93 m6.4 mi
Red Oak HillNW 307°93 m6.5 mi
Sawyers HillNNW 338°91 m6.5 mi
Long HillNW 308°81 m5.9 mi
Ring HillNNW 334°80.72 m6.0 mi
Bear HillNW 318°80 m5.9 mi
Littles HillSW 218°79 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29696722

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