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McKenna Marsh Conservation Area

McKenna Marsh Conservation Area from directly overhead

McKenna Marsh Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Turkey Hill stands 75 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Marchesiani Farmlands Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1967-05-17
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Norwell Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.17978, -70.87509

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Mullein Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Liberty Pole Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Penniman Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Farm Hills: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Kress Field: 1.4 mi
  • Blaisdell Park: 2.2 mi
  • Simon Hill Conservation Land: 2.3 mi
  • Sarah Brassil Park: 2.7 mi
  • Cassidy Field: 2.9 mi
Attractions
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 2.1 mi
  • Herring Run: 3.5 mi
  • House Rock: 4.3 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 4.5 mi
  • USS Salem: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
Gardens
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 21
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 3.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 9.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 13.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 14.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.0 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillWSW 258°75 m6.1 mi
Prospect HillNE 45°72 m1.3 mi
Judges HillENE 73°71 m2.9 mi
Mount BlueENE 78°66 m2.5 mi
Black Pond HillE 89°64 m3.5 mi
Otis HillE 92°58 m2.6 mi
Paradise HillESE 111°58 m3.4 mi
Marshfield HillsESE 118°58 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/640355420

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