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Oleo Woods Open Space

Oleo Woods Open Space from directly overhead

Oleo Woods Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodman Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.81398, -70.91103

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Woodman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill Soccer Fields: 0.5 mi
  • Three Roads: 0.9 mi
  • Atkinson Common: 1.0 mi
  • Maudslay State Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens
  • Deep-Cold Frames: 1.2 mi
  • Shallow-Cold Frames: 1.2 mi
  • The Formal Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Vegtable Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Tower Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Castle Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Lone Tree Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Helen Moseley House Site: 1.3 mi
  • Main House Site: 1.3 mi
  • William Lloyd Garrison Statue: 1.9 mi
  • George Washington: 2.0 mi
  • Middle Shipyard: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Will He.: 1.7 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 1.7 mi
  • Eclipse: 1.7 mi
  • Native Fish: 1.8 mi
  • Clyde: 1.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 6.9 mi
  • South Beach: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Sheep's Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Great Neck: 9.3 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 10.4 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 10.8 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 11.0 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 13
  • Stratham Town Landing: 13.4 mi
  • Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 15.6 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 15.7 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 4.7 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 5.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 8.7 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Oleo Woods Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNNW 339°99 m3.8 mi
Chair HillNNW 340°93 m5.4 mi
Red Oak HillWNW 289°93 m6.2 mi
Red Oak HillWNW 288°93 m6.3 mi
Sawyers HillNW 321°91 m5.2 mi
Highlands HillWNW 294°88 m6.5 mi
Long HillWNW 287°81 m5.7 mi
Ring HillNW 315°80.72 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/603932875

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