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Moraine Farm

Moraine Farm from directly overhead

Moraine Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Great Hill stands 75 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pershing Avenue Field, a park 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1991
Visiting

What to expect

Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.58459, -70.89463

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pershing Avenue Field: 0.4 mi
  • Vittori Park: 0.6 mi
  • Birch Plains Park: 0.7 mi
  • Colgate Park: 1.2 mi
  • West Wenham Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Cherry Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Lords Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Brimble Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Folly Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Burnt Hill: 1.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 2.6 mi
  • The Rockery: 3.8 mi
  • Bell: 4.3 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 4.4 mi
  • Derby Waterfront District: 4.4 mi
Beaches
  • Dane Street Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Lynch Park Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Rice's Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Patch Beach: 3.3 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 6.2 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Table: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 21.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 17.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Newbury Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Moraine Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNW 331°75 m4.9 mi
Witch HillNW 307°70 m3.8 mi
Turner HillN 2°70 m5.7 mi
Long HillNW 323°67 m6.3 mi
Rea Farm HillWNW 298°65 m3.7 mi
Town HillNNW 329°65 m4.6 mi
Blueberry HillN 356°64 m4.6 mi
Bare HillW 281°64 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29696802

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