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North & South River Estuary

North & South River Estuary from directly overhead

North & South River Estuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Island, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.14076, -70.71269

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Holly Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Hagar Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Carolina Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Coast Guard Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.6 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.6 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.6 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 3.3 mi
  • Caesar: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 4.6 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 3.3 mi
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 6.4 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.8 mi
  • Herring Run: 12.1 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 12.3 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 4.5 mi
  • Myles Standish Legs: 11.0 mi
  • Cupid's Kiss Statue: 12.0 mi
  • The Bell: 12.1 mi
  • Elf Mini Bridge: 12.3 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 35
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 12.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 17.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 22.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 3.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 3.9 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 14.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of North & South River Estuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSW 218°77 m1.4 mi
Prospect HillWNW 296°72 m8.2 mi
Judges HillWNW 302°71 m6.6 mi
Mount BlueWNW 299°66 m6.7 mi
Black Pond HillWNW 300°64 m5.5 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 154°61 m1.9 mi
Marshfield HillsWSW 258°58 m2.4 mi
Paradise HillWNW 286°58 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691079

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