Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Laws Point
Laws Point is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Prospect Hill stands 77 m to the southwest, 3.1 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.73059, -70.84265
- 0.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Independence Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 3 mi
- Eagle Rock · 9 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Laws Point: 0.1 mi
- Giovino Lot: 0.4 mi
- Rawls Salt Marsh: 0.4 mi
- Rawls Salt Marsh: 0.4 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Salem Witch Trial Memorial: 1.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Landing Place of the First Settlers: 2.3 mi
- First Settlers Monument: 2.5 mi
- First Meeting House Monument: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Ox Pasture Hill: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Hill: 2.2 mi
- Jewett Hill: 2.4 mi
- North Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Old Town Hill: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- The Knobbs: 2.3 mi
- Clark Beach: 3.0 mi
- Ipswich Bar: 3.7 mi
- Steep Hill Beach: 3.9 mi
- Stoney Point: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Town Common: 2.3 mi
- Lower Green: 2.5 mi
- Daniel Boone Park: 2.9 mi
- Bialek Park: 3.2 mi
- Great Neck Park: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Dole-Little House: 2.3 mi
- Lower Green Schoolhouse: 2.5 mi
- Ipswich Museum: 3.7 mi
- Coffin House: 4.9 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 60
- Bushee Garden: 2.6 mi
- The Woodland Garden: 4.0 mi
- The Gentian Garden: 4.0 mi
- The Flame Garden: 4.0 mi
- The Shade Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Corn Maze: 3.9 mi
- Market Square: 5.7 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 6.0 mi
- The Rockery: 7.6 mi
- Connors Farm: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 57
- Sparrows: 5.2 mi
- Clyde: 5.3 mi
- Eclipse: 5.5 mi
- Torrential Flight: 5.5 mi
- Will He.: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Great Neck: 2.6 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Gregory Island: 8.2 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 17
- Front Range Light: 5.7 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 12.7 mi
- Ramp: 14.9 mi
- Boathouse: 14.9 mi
- Utility Building: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 19.5 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 19.7 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- North Grove Catering: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 12.2 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Newbury Falls: 4.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 12.5 mi
- Great Falls: 18.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 18.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Rail Spring: 2.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 10.6 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 18.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dogtown: 11.3 mi
- Haywardville: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Laws Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SW 234° | 77 m | 3.1 mi |
| Great Hill | SW 221° | 75 m | 7.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSW 199° | 74 m | 3.5 mi |
| Archelaus Hill | NW 307° | 74 m | 7.7 mi |
| Turner Hill | SSW 209° | 70 m | 5.0 mi |
| Crane Neck Hill | WNW 292° | 69 m | 7.2 mi |
| Long Hill | W 260° | 64 m | 5.7 mi |
| Blueberry Hill | SSW 208° | 64 m | 6.2 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 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/296108508
Day trips start here
- Ipswich · 4 mi
- Newburyport · 6 mi
- Essex · 7 mi
- Hamilton · 7 mi
- Topsfield · 8 mi
- North Shore · 9 mi
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