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Proctor Farm Conservation Area

Proctor Farm Conservation Area from directly overhead

Proctor Farm Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Hermon stands 76 m to the south-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherry Hill Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.57323, -70.91845

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Cherry Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Folly Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Lindall Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Lords Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Putnam Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Plains Park: 0.7 mi
  • Colgate Park: 1.0 mi
  • Danvers Square: 1.0 mi
  • Vittori Park: 1.2 mi
  • Birch Plains Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 2.4 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 4.4 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.6 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 2.6 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 3.7 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 3.8 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 3.8 mi
  • Bell: 3.8 mi
Beaches
Artworks
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Table: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 20.4 mi
  • Oak Lea: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 17.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.9 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rail Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Proctor Farm Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HermonSSW 210°76 m6.1 mi
Great HillNNW 347°75 m5.2 mi
Wills HillWNW 287°75 m5.6 mi
Witch HillNNW 329°70 m3.6 mi
Waldens HillWSW 246°70 m5.4 mi
Uptons HillWSW 258°69 m5.1 mi
Long HillNNW 336°67 m6.3 mi
Rea Farm HillNW 322°65 m3.2 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 solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689656

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