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Mill River

Mill River from directly overhead

Mill River is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.74765, -70.88568

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sunset Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Ox Pasture Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Blue Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
  • The Woodland Garden: 1.5 mi
  • The Gentian Garden: 1.5 mi
  • The Flame Garden: 1.5 mi
  • The Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Garden: 1.6 mi
  • 25th Anniversary Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 1.9 mi
  • Lower Green: 2.3 mi
  • Town Common: 2.4 mi
  • Eiras Park: 3.2 mi
  • March's Hill: 3.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
  • The Knobbs: 4.6 mi
  • Clark Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Ipswich Bar: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 58
  • Sparrows: 3.7 mi
  • Clyde: 3.8 mi
  • Eclipse: 4.0 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 4.0 mi
  • Will He.: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Great Neck: 5.0 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 6.5 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 6.9 mi
  • Sheep's Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 10
  • Newbury Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 9.1 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 13.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Mill River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldpate HillWSW 247°107 m7.1 mi
Littles HillWSW 249°79 m6.2 mi
Brake HillWNW 290°78.64 m6.4 mi
Prospect HillS 185°77 m3.0 mi
Crow HillWNW 288°76.81 m6.3 mi
Great HillSSW 202°75 m7.5 mi
Turkey HillSSE 167°74 m4.7 mi
Archelaus HillNW 311°74 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691972

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