Pine Pit
Pine Pit is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Acres, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Rockport Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Independence Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 5 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodland Acres: 0.2 mi
- Norwood Mills Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Liljas Pit: 0.4 mi
- Town Wetlands: 0.5 mi
- The Paper House: 0.5 mi
- Motif #1: 1.8 mi
- Whale's Jaw: 1.9 mi
- Peter's Pulpit: 2.4 mi
- Keep Out Of Debt: 2.9 mi
- Folly Cove Shore Dive Site: 0.5 mi
- Back Beach: 1.4 mi
- Front Beach: 1.6 mi
- Old Garden Beach: 2.1 mi
- Wingaersheek Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pigeon Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Pingree Park: 0.7 mi
- Manning Park: 1.4 mi
- Plum Cove Landing: 1.4 mi
- Millbrook Meadow: 1.6 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Pool Hill: 1.6 mi
- Great Hill: 2.3 mi
- High Rock: 3.0 mi
- Nugent Boulders: 3.1 mi
- Solomon Jacobs Landing: 4.9 mi
- Coast Guard Aviation Monument: 5.1 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Fishermens' Monument: 5.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.3 mi
- James A. Babson Museum: 2.8 mi
- CAM Green: 4.4 mi
- Cape Ann Museum: 4.7 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Sargent House Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cold Frames: 7.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 7.4 mi
- Bushee Garden: 12.4 mi
- Range Light Sculpture Garden: 14.8 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 4.9 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 14.7 mi
- Sparrows: 14.9 mi
- Clyde: 15.0 mi
- The Headlands: 1.9 mi
- Brier Neck: 3.8 mi
- Bass Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Stage Head: 5.5 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Ramp: 4.1 mi
- Boathouse: 4.2 mi
- Utility Building: 4.2 mi
- Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights): 4.2 mi
- Tram Way: 4.2 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 21.0 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 21.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 13.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 20.6 mi
- Newbury Falls: 15.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 19.8 mi
- Dogtown: 3.2 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Pine Pit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | SW 225° | 78 m | 6.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 271° | 74 m | 11.6 mi |
| Red Rock | SW 227° | 70 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pool Hill | S 176° | 66 m | 1.6 mi |
| Morse Hill | SW 229° | 62 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | SE 142° | 61 m | 0.6 mi |
| Bush Hill | W 268° | 61 m | 11.3 mi |
| Long Hill | SW 220° | 60 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29703768
Day trips start here
- Rockport · 2 mi
- Gloucester · 5 mi
- Essex · 8 mi
- Ipswich · 10 mi
- Manchester · 10 mi
- North Shore · 10 mi
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