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McGloin Conservation Land

McGloin Conservation Land from directly overhead

McGloin Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Spoon Hill stands 146 m to the south-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Marble Farm Park & Historic Site, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.44633, -71.45106

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marble Farm Park & Historic Site: 0.2 mi
  • Rockland Soccer Fields: 0.5 mi
  • Maplebrook Park: 0.9 mi
  • Carbone Park: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.6 mi
  • Diamond Crossing: 3.1 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 3.6 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 3.7 mi
  • stone pile: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 45
Cliffs: 25
Picnic sites: 22
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Cascades: 19.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 21.2 mi
  • The Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 20.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of McGloin Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spoon HillSSW 214°146 m6.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 267°145 m6.3 mi
Barretts HillWSW 250°140 m6.4 mi
Flagg HillWNW 298°139 m2.8 mi
Stevens HillWSW 248°127 m5.8 mi
Marble HillW 265°126 m3.4 mi
Tippling RockS 176°125 m6.3 mi
Spindle HillWSW 254°123 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778038

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