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Perley-Spofford Woods

Perley-Spofford Woods from directly overhead

Perley-Spofford Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenler Reservation, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.69765, -71.02333

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Shaven Crown Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Baldpate Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Bayns Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Jobs Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Wood Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Johnson Field: 0.5 mi
  • Hemlock Junction: 2.2 mi
  • Harry Murch Park: 2.4 mi
  • Barker Property (BTA/BOLT): 2.6 mi
  • American Legion Park: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 7.1 mi
  • The Drought Tolerant Garden: 7.1 mi
Beaches
Museums
Artworks
  • Bicentennial Statue: 6.4 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 6.6 mi
  • Sparrows: 10.2 mi
  • Clyde: 10.3 mi
  • Eclipse: 10.4 mi
Attractions
  • The Rockery: 6.7 mi
  • Corn Maze: 6.8 mi
  • Connors Farm: 7.6 mi
  • Market Square: 11.1 mi
  • Kiddie Canoes: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 24
Picnic sites: 23
Lighthouses: 14
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 20.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Rail Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Perley-Spofford Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillSW 227°128 m5.8 mi
Mills HillWSW 247°121 m4.7 mi
Town Farm HillWSW 248°117 m3.3 mi
Boston HillSW 225°117 m5.0 mi
Claypit HillWSW 238°116 m4.6 mi
Baldpate HillNNE 31°107 m0.8 mi
Osgood HillW 278°105 m4.4 mi
Bayns HillWSW 251°100 m1.0 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 °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29862195

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