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Ipswich River Access

Ipswich River Access from directly overhead

Ipswich River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Prospect Hill stands 77 m to the north-northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Morningside River Estates Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1995
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.62435, -70.93493

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pingrees Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Bradstreet Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Witch Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Town Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Rea Farm Hill: 1.5 mi
Attractions
  • The Rockery: 1.1 mi
  • Connors Farm: 1.1 mi
  • Corn Maze: 4.8 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Bell: 7.4 mi
Parks
  • Emerson Park: 1.4 mi
  • Town Common: 1.4 mi
  • Town Common: 1.5 mi
  • Town Common: 1.5 mi
  • Klock Park: 2.0 mi
Gardens
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Community Gardens: 4.1 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 7.6 mi
Beaches
  • Middleton Town Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Lynch Park Beach: 6.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Cliffs: 38
Picnic sites: 23
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 14.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Ipswich River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNNE 22°77 m6.0 mi
Great HillNNW 349°75 m1.6 mi
Wills HillWSW 247°75 m4.9 mi
Bald HillWNW 284°74 m3.9 mi
Turkey HillNE 42°74 m5.3 mi
Witch HillWSW 247°70 m1.1 mi
Turner HillNE 38°70 m3.7 mi
Uptons HillSW 222°69 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693946

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