Little Misery Island
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Little Misery Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Misery Island Reservation, a park 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 7 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 16 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Misery Island Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Dix Park: 1.7 mi
- Tuck's Point: 1.8 mi
- Masconomo Park: 2.4 mi
- Reed Park: 2.4 mi
- Pump House Ruin: 0.3 mi
- Fort Sewall: 3.4 mi
- Fort Pickering: 3.7 mi
- Wall: 3.9 mi
- George Washington Navy: 3.9 mi
- Bakers Island Lot: 0.9 mi
- House Island: 1.0 mi
- Bakers Island Lot: 1.0 mi
- Bakers Island Lot: 1.0 mi
- Welch Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- West Beach: 1.1 mi
- Singing Beach: 2.4 mi
- Patch Beach: 2.8 mi
- Rice's Beach: 3.1 mi
- Grace Oliver Beach: 3.2 mi
- Woodbury Hill: 1.9 mi
- Chipman Hill: 2.4 mi
- Beverly Rocks: 2.4 mi
- Christian Hill: 2.5 mi
- Common Hill: 2.5 mi
- Trask House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic: 3.8 mi
- Marblehead Police Museum: 3.8 mi
- John Canot House and Visitor Center: 4.2 mi
- The House of the Seven Gables: 4.7 mi
- Winslow II: 3.9 mi
- Cat Witch: 5.1 mi
- Communion with Us: 5.1 mi
- Love Child: 5.1 mi
- Garden Boy: 5.2 mi
- Derby Waterfront District: 4.7 mi
- Pickering Wharf: 4.9 mi
- Chambers Of terror: 4.9 mi
- Bell: 5.1 mi
- Real Pirates Salem: 5.1 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Ropes Garden: 5.5 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Cold Frames: 9.6 mi
- Half Tide Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Town Head: 3.6 mi
- Gregory Island: 4.9 mi
- Stage Head: 7.5 mi
- Black Wills Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 7.8 mi
- Ramp: 12.9 mi
- Cistern: 12.9 mi
- Boathouse: 12.9 mi
- Utility Building: 12.9 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 21.8 mi
- Pine Knoll: 22.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 22.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 22.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 15.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.0 mi
- Dogtown: 9.4 mi
- Haywardville: 16.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 15.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Little Misery Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | NE 37° | 78 m | 5.7 mi |
| Red Rock | NE 36° | 70 m | 6.1 mi |
| Morse Hill | NNE 27° | 62 m | 4.4 mi |
| Browns Hill | NNW 332° | 61 m | 5.3 mi |
| Long Hill | NE 44° | 60 m | 4.1 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | N 354° | 57 m | 5.8 mi |
| Great Hill | N 1° | 56 m | 2.5 mi |
| Heap of Rocks Hill | NE 35° | 55 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Manchester · 3 mi
- Beverly · 4 mi
- Marblehead · 4 mi
- North Shore · 4 mi
- Salem · 5 mi
- Essex · 6 mi
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