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North Shore Salt Marsh

North Shore Salt Marsh from directly overhead

North Shore Salt Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Graf Reservation, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1977-04-12
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.78780, -70.82631

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Father Sears Park: 0.9 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 1.8 mi
  • Lower Green: 1.8 mi
  • Joppa Park: 2.1 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Old Town Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 2.0 mi
  • Market Square: 2.7 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 7.7 mi
  • Corn Maze: 7.7 mi
  • The Rockery: 11.5 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 3.8 mi
  • The Knobbs: 4.2 mi
  • Clark Beach: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 2.5 mi
  • Sparrows: 2.8 mi
  • Clyde: 2.9 mi
  • Eclipse: 2.9 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 59
Lighthouses: 17
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 11
  • Stratham Town Landing: 16.2 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 17.3 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 17.8 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 17.8 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Newbury Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.3 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 10.5 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of North Shore Salt Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNW 314°99 m7.8 mi
Prospect HillSSW 210°77 m6.6 mi
Whittier HillNW 309°76 m7.7 mi
Archelaus HillW 275°74 m7.0 mi
Turkey HillSSW 195°74 m7.6 mi
Pond HillWNW 296°74 m8.5 mi
Crane Neck HillW 261°69 m7.6 mi
Grape HillNNW 328°69 m8.0 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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689367

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