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Moulton Lot

Moulton Lot from directly overhead

Moulton Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldpate Hill, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70466, -71.01754

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Baldpate Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Shaven Crown Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Littles Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Bayns Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Redshanks Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Johnson Field: 0.6 mi
  • Harry Murch Park: 1.9 mi
  • American Legion Park: 2.1 mi
  • Hemlock Junction: 2.2 mi
  • Barker Property (BTA/BOLT): 2.8 mi
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 6.6 mi
  • The Drought Tolerant Garden: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
  • Bicentennial Statue: 6.9 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 7.1 mi
  • Sparrows: 9.7 mi
  • Clyde: 9.7 mi
  • Eclipse: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
Picnic sites: 14
Lighthouses: 14
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Rail Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Moulton Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillSW 226°128 m6.3 mi
Mills HillWSW 244°121 m5.2 mi
Town Farm HillWSW 243°117 m3.8 mi
Boston HillSW 223°117 m5.6 mi
Claypit HillSW 235°116 m5.1 mi
Baldpate HillNNE 30°107 m0.3 mi
Osgood HillW 272°105 m4.6 mi
Bayns HillWSW 236°100 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29860851

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