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Locust St Open Space

Locust St Open Space from directly overhead

Locust St Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Mount Hermon stands 76 m to the south-southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Putnam Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.58591, -70.93942

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Putnam Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Dales Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Lindall Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Nichols Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Whipple Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Danvers Square: 1.4 mi
  • Plains Park: 1.5 mi
  • Birch Plains Park: 1.7 mi
  • Stone Street Playground: 1.8 mi
  • West Wenham Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 1.6 mi
  • The Rockery: 3.6 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 4.7 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 5.0 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 6.3 mi
Beaches
  • Middleton Town Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Lynch Park Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Collins Cove Beach: 4.8 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 14.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 20.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Newbury Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 22.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Locust St Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HermonSSW 198°76 m6.5 mi
Great HillN 359°75 m4.2 mi
Wills HillW 280°75 m4.4 mi
Bald HillNW 315°74 m5.1 mi
Witch HillNNW 340°70 m2.4 mi
Waldens HillSW 232°70 m4.9 mi
Turner HillNNE 24°70 m6.1 mi
Uptons HillWSW 244°69 m4.4 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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29694036

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