Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Ipswich River Conservation Area
Ipswich River Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Grounds, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.57573, -71.07316
- 11.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
- Eagle Rock · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Historic Grounds: 0.2 mi
- Town Common: 0.2 mi
- Park Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Street Complex: 1.1 mi
- North Parish Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Strawberry Acres Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- North Hill Subdivision Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Ives Memorial Forest: 1.0 mi
- Bennett Keenan Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 2.8 mi
- Wills Hill: 2.9 mi
- Uptons Hill: 3.1 mi
- Aslebe Hill: 3.5 mi
- Waldens Hill: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Wilmington Town Museum: 3.8 mi
- Wakefield History Museum: 4.8 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 5.9 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 5.9 mi
- Andover Center for History & Culture: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
- Shoe Shop Cellar Hole: 4.4 mi
- Floral Way: 4.7 mi
- Solstice Stones: 4.8 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 4.8 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Middleton Town Beach: 5.3 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.8 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.1 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
- American Legion Beach: 8.1 mi
Gardens
- Community Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 6.8 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Armillary Sphere: 5.8 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 5.9 mi
- muster: 6.1 mi
- Baldwin Green: 6.7 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 8.8 mi
Attractions
- Echo Rock: 7.2 mi
- Steel Tower: 7.3 mi
- Connors Farm: 7.4 mi
- Union Rock: 7.8 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 50
- Skull Cliff: 5.8 mi
- The Cellar: 7.3 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 7.5 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Table: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Front Range Light: 19.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.5 mi
- Boathouse: 19.5 mi
- Rainshed: 19.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.4 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 9.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 16.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 7.8 mi
- Dogtown: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Ipswich River Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | NNW 339° | 128 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mills Hill | NNW 344° | 121 m | 6.8 mi |
| Boston Hill | NNW 348° | 117 m | 5.0 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | N 356° | 117 m | 7.2 mi |
| Claypit Hill | NNW 347° | 116 m | 6.1 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | N 357° | 96 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 336° | 91 m | 6.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 166° | 87.2 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29860244
Day trips start here
- North Reading · 0 mi
- Reading · 4 mi
- Wakefield · 5 mi
- Wilmington · 5 mi
- Andover · 7 mi
- Danvers · 7 mi
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