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Lynn Shore Reservation

Lynn Shore Reservation from directly overhead

Lynn Shore Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lynn Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.45721, -70.93757

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Lynn Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Nahant Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Kings Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Whales Beach: 1.7 mi
Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • High Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Vinnin Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Baileys Hill: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 1.2 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 2.9 mi
  • Union Rock: 3.0 mi
  • Steel Tower: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 4.7 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 4.8 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 5.1 mi
Artworks
  • Viking Statue: 4.0 mi
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.4 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 4.8 mi
  • Untitled: 4.8 mi
  • Migrar: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 13.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 13.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 13.1 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 13.4 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Rail Spring: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Lynn Shore Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockWNW 292°87.2 m5.9 mi
Burrill HillNW 313°87 m3.3 mi
Crow HillWNW 293°82.9 m5.8 mi
Mount HoodW 266°79 m4.9 mi
Mount GileadNW 309°77 m3.6 mi
Mount HermonNW 322°76 m3.4 mi
Pinnacle RockW 260°76 m7.3 mi
Black RockW 262°75 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29692217

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