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Nichols Field

Nichols Field from directly overhead

Nichols Field is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Weatherall Dedication Plaque, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ipswich
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.68336, -70.81714

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Heartbreak Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Treadwell Island: 0.8 mi
  • Town Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Tilton Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Plover Hill: 1.5 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Daniel Boone Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sally's Pond: 1.2 mi
  • Giles Firman Park: 1.2 mi
  • Father Ryc Park: 1.5 mi
  • Great Neck Park: 1.6 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Cold Frames: 2.0 mi
  • Bushee Garden: 6.0 mi
  • The Woodland Garden: 7.1 mi
Attractions
  • Corn Maze: 3.8 mi
  • The Rockery: 6.2 mi
  • Connors Farm: 7.9 mi
  • 17: 8.7 mi
  • 18: 8.7 mi
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 8.7 mi
  • Clyde: 8.8 mi
  • Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Eclipse: 9.0 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
Lighthouses: 20
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 13.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Nichols Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AnnSE 138°78 m6.7 mi
Prospect HillWNW 291°77 m4.0 mi
Great HillWSW 248°75 m6.8 mi
Turkey HillW 268°74 m2.4 mi
Turner HillWSW 253°70 m3.9 mi
Red RockSE 135°70 m6.5 mi
Blueberry HillWSW 243°64 m4.8 mi
Morse HillSSE 152°62 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4220:25
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 °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29697059

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