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Putnamville Reservoir

Putnamville Reservoir from directly overhead

Putnamville Reservoir is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Great Hill stands 75 m to the north, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogers Farm Subd Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Salem-Beverly Water Board
Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.60012, -70.94839

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rea Farm Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Putnam Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Nichols Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Ferncroft Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Witch Hill: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 0.9 mi
  • The Rockery: 2.9 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 5.8 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 6.1 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • West Wenham Park: 1.9 mi
  • Birch Plains Park: 2.3 mi
  • Training Field: 2.4 mi
  • Thunder Bridge Park: 2.4 mi
  • Danvers Square: 2.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
Beaches
  • Middleton Town Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Lynch Park Beach: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Table: 14.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • North Grove Catering: 20.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Newbury Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Putnamville Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillN 6°75 m3.3 mi
Wills HillW 267°75 m3.8 mi
Bald HillNW 310°74 m4.1 mi
Turkey HillNE 37°74 m7.1 mi
Witch HillNNW 345°70 m1.3 mi
Waldens HillSW 220°70 m5.3 mi
Turner HillNNE 33°70 m5.5 mi
Uptons HillSW 230°69 m4.6 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29687903

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