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Newman Farm Meadow

Newman Farm Meadow from directly overhead

Newman Farm Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Brake Hill stands 79 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Green Schoolhouse, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.76563, -70.84841

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Lower Green: 0.1 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 2.5 mi
  • March's Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.7 mi
  • Father Sears Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Old Town Hill: 0.2 mi
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Market Square: 3.3 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 3.8 mi
  • Corn Maze: 5.9 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.4 mi
  • The Rockery: 9.7 mi
Beaches
  • The Knobbs: 3.5 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Clark Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Ipswich Bar: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 57
Artworks: 55
  • Sparrows: 2.9 mi
  • Clyde: 3.0 mi
  • Eclipse: 3.1 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 3.2 mi
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Newbury Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Stratham Town Landing: 17.3 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 19.0 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 19.1 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 19.1 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.1 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 11.7 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Newman Farm Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brake HillW 277°78.64 m8.0 mi
Prospect HillSSW 207°77 m4.8 mi
Crow HillW 275°76.81 m8.0 mi
Whittier HillNW 323°76 m8.0 mi
Turkey HillS 188°74 m5.8 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 291°74 m6.2 mi
Turner HillSSW 197°70 m7.1 mi
Crane Neck HillW 273°69 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1115:2716:13

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/281753737

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