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Nichols Putnam

Nichols Putnam from directly overhead

Nichols Putnam is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the west-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Klosowski Woodland, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.60876, -71.01877

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Howe-Manning Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Henry Tragert Town Common: 1.1 mi
  • Peabody Street Landing: 1.3 mi
  • Thunder Bridge Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hocter Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Wills Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Gould Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bare Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Bald Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mound Eleanor: 2.3 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 8.6 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 4.2 mi
  • The Rockery: 5.3 mi
  • Echo Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Steel Tower: 8.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
Cliffs: 39
  • Wildcat Ledge: 5.2 mi
  • Skull Cliff: 7.0 mi
  • Always Sunny Wall: 8.2 mi
  • The Cellar: 8.3 mi
  • Lookout Cliff: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 23
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 14.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.5 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Newbury Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Quarry Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Rail Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Nichols Putnam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillWNW 297°128 m5.0 mi
Mills HillNW 313°121 m6.3 mi
Boston HillNW 304°117 m4.6 mi
Town Farm HillNW 326°117 m5.9 mi
Claypit HillNW 312°116 m5.5 mi
Baldpate HillN 2°107 m6.9 mi
Bayns HillNNW 349°100 m5.9 mi
Shaven Crown HillN 355°98 m6.5 mi
Conditions

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 °F262834465665716962514131
Precip in3.53.34.54.33.74.23.83.33.84.74.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middleton, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830604

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