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Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations

Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations from directly overhead

Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Nahant Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.44619, -70.93891

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Attractions
  • CCUS (Christian congregation): 1.2 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Dungeon Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Union Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Steel Tower: 4.0 mi
Peaks
  • High Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Baileys Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Dog Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Long Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Herb Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • SeaCoast Community Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 5.3 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 5.6 mi
Artworks
  • Orange Dinosaur: 4.4 mi
  • Viking Statue: 4.7 mi
  • Curci Studio 20 Madison Avenue: 5.3 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 5.5 mi
  • Migrar: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 12.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 12.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 12.5 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 19
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 9.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 24.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Rail Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Nahant Beach/Lynn Shore Reservations. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cairn HillW 270°92 m7.5 mi
Castle RockWNW 299°87.2 m6.1 mi
Burrill HillNW 322°87 m3.9 mi
Boojum RockW 267°83 m7.4 mi
Crow HillWNW 300°82.9 m6.1 mi
Mount HoodW 275°79 m4.8 mi
Mount GileadNW 318°77 m4.1 mi
Mount HermonNNW 330°76 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690955

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