Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Island
Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Treadwell Island, a peak 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.68980, -70.80636
- 1.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Independence Byway
- 25.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 6 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 6 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Treadwell Island: 0.2 mi
- Town Hill: 0.6 mi
- Plover Hill: 0.8 mi
- Tilton Hill: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Hill: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Greenwood Farm: 0.2 mi
- Greenwood Farm: 0.4 mi
- Great Neck Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Great Neck Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Robert Weatherall Dedication Plaque: 0.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Reservoir: 1.3 mi
- William Thomas Steward Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Camp Sea Haven Plaque: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Great Neck Park: 0.9 mi
- Daniel Boone Park: 1.6 mi
- Sally's Pond: 1.9 mi
- Giles Firman Park: 1.9 mi
- Bialek Park: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Steep Hill Beach: 1.1 mi
- Clark Beach: 1.2 mi
- Ipswich Bar: 1.5 mi
- Stoney Point: 2.6 mi
- The Knobbs: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Ipswich Museum: 1.7 mi
- Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum: 4.2 mi
- Essex Shipbuilding Museum: 4.2 mi
- Dole-Little House: 5.6 mi
- Lower Green Schoolhouse: 5.7 mi
Attractions
- Corn Maze: 4.3 mi
- The Rockery: 6.9 mi
- 17: 8.4 mi
- 18: 8.4 mi
- JAS MERRY: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 59
- Sparrows: 8.5 mi
- Clyde: 8.6 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Eclipse: 8.8 mi
- Torrential Flight: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 57
- Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 1.4 mi
- Cold Frames: 1.5 mi
- Bushee Garden: 5.8 mi
- The Woodland Garden: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Great Neck: 1.0 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Gregory Island: 5.2 mi
- Town Head: 8.6 mi
Lighthouses: 14
- Front Range Light: 8.9 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 9.4 mi
- Ramp: 12.2 mi
- Boathouse: 12.2 mi
- Utility Building: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Table: 20.8 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 22.9 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- North Grove Catering: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 14.0 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Newbury Falls: 7.5 mi
- Hampton Falls: 15.6 mi
- Great Falls: 21.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 21.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Rail Spring: 6.1 mi
- Lion's Spring: 13.9 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 21.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dogtown: 8.3 mi
- Haywardville: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | SE 144° | 78 m | 6.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 283° | 77 m | 4.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 260° | 74 m | 3.0 mi |
| Turner Hill | WSW 249° | 70 m | 4.5 mi |
| Red Rock | SE 142° | 70 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blueberry Hill | WSW 241° | 64 m | 5.5 mi |
| Morse Hill | SSE 159° | 62 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bush Hill | WSW 248° | 61 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690916
Day trips start here
- Ipswich · 2 mi
- Essex · 4 mi
- Hamilton · 4 mi
- North Shore · 6 mi
- Manchester · 8 mi
- Topsfield · 8 mi
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