Palmer Pond Conservation Area
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Palmer Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Eagle Rock · 14 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Phillips Beach: 0.1 mi
- Preston Beach: 0.6 mi
- Eisman's Beach: 0.9 mi
- Whales Beach: 1.0 mi
- Fisherman's Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bumbo Greens: 0.4 mi
- Beach Bluff Park: 0.6 mi
- Phillips Park: 0.8 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.9 mi
- Cassidy Park: 1.0 mi
- Charles M. Ewing Woods: 0.5 mi
- Ware Pond Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Muskrat Pond Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Thompsons Meadow: 1.6 mi
- Forest River Conservation Area Connector: 1.7 mi
- Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 1.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.5 mi
- Crocker Park: 3.0 mi
- George Washington Navy: 3.0 mi
- Vinnin Hill: 1.2 mi
- Legg Hill: 1.3 mi
- High Rock: 3.1 mi
- Burial Hill: 3.4 mi
- Gallows Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 1.7 mi
- Pioneer Village: 2.5 mi
- Lynn Museum & Arts Center: 2.9 mi
- Marblehead Police Museum: 3.0 mi
- Museum of the Grand Army of The Republic: 3.0 mi
- Pickman Park Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Salem Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Ropes Garden: 3.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.2 mi
- SeaCoast Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Viking Statue: 2.4 mi
- Winslow II: 3.0 mi
- Cat Witch: 3.2 mi
- Villa Alegra: 3.2 mi
- Our Lady Guadelupe: 3.2 mi
- Real Pirates Salem: 3.3 mi
- Pickering Wharf: 3.3 mi
- Chambers Of terror: 3.4 mi
- BlackCraft Haunt: 3.5 mi
- Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 3.5 mi
- Black Wills Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Half Tide Rocks: 3.7 mi
- West Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 4.8 mi
- The Cellar: 5.2 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 15.2 mi
- Pine Knoll: 15.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 15.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 15.5 mi
- Rainshed: 9.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.9 mi
- Boathouse: 9.9 mi
- Boston Light: 9.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.8 mi
- Newbury Falls: 19.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.3 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
- Haywardville: 10.4 mi
- Dogtown: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Palmer Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock | W 279° | 87.2 m | 8.1 mi |
| Burrill Hill | WNW 285° | 87 m | 5.1 mi |
| Crow Hill | W 279° | 82.9 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Hood | W 260° | 79 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Gilead | WNW 284° | 77 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Hermon | WNW 291° | 76 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 276° | 74.4 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | W 278° | 74 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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