Milk Island Sanctuary
Milk Island Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Penzance Road Marsh, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Independence Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 6 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Penzance Road Marsh: 0.7 mi
- Thacher Island: 0.8 mi
- Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
- DeLamater Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Saratoga Creek Salt Marsh: 1.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.8 mi
- Cape Hedge Beach: 1.0 mi
- Long Beach: 1.4 mi
- Good Harbor Beach: 2.2 mi
- Old Garden Beach: 2.3 mi
- High Rock: 1.4 mi
- Great Hill: 2.4 mi
- Nugent Boulders: 2.5 mi
- Pool Hill: 3.0 mi
- Railcut Hill: 3.0 mi
- Old Garden Beach: 2.3 mi
- Star Island Park: 2.4 mi
- The Headlands: 2.4 mi
- Harvey Park: 2.4 mi
- Barletta Park: 2.5 mi
- Motif #1: 2.5 mi
- Prosperity Follows Service: 3.2 mi
- To Rockport: 3.2 mi
- Loyalty: 3.2 mi
- Courage: 3.2 mi
- Solomon Jacobs Landing: 3.8 mi
- Coast Guard Aviation Monument: 4.2 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 4.3 mi
- Fishermens' Monument: 4.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.6 mi
- James A. Babson Museum: 2.6 mi
- Maritime Gloucester: 3.7 mi
- Cape Ann Museum: 3.8 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Sargent House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Cold Frames: 10.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.5 mi
- Bushee Garden: 16.3 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 3.8 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Winslow II: 15.8 mi
- Cat Witch: 17.1 mi
- Communion with Us: 17.1 mi
- Brier Neck: 1.8 mi
- Bass Rocks: 2.4 mi
- The Headlands: 2.4 mi
- Stage Head: 4.7 mi
- Town Head: 8.5 mi
- Cistern: 0.9 mi
- Ramp: 0.9 mi
- Boathouse: 0.9 mi
- Utility Building: 0.9 mi
- Visitor Center: 0.9 mi
- Rail Spring: 17.2 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.7 mi
- Newbury Falls: 19.2 mi
- Hampton Falls: 24.1 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Dogtown: 3.7 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Milk Island Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | W 261° | 78 m | 7.2 mi |
| Red Rock | W 263° | 70 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pool Hill | NW 311° | 66 m | 3.0 mi |
| Morse Hill | WSW 258° | 62 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NNW 327° | 61 m | 3.6 mi |
| Browns Hill | W 265° | 61 m | 13.1 mi |
| Long Hill | WSW 250° | 60 m | 8.2 mi |
| Eveleth Hill | W 270° | 57 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:41 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29703809
Day trips start here
- Rockport · 2 mi
- Gloucester · 4 mi
- Essex · 10 mi
- Manchester · 10 mi
- North Shore · 11 mi
- Hamilton · 13 mi
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