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Ram Island State Wildlife Sanctuary

Ram Island State Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Ram Island State Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 2 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.82507, -70.87999

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cashman Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cushing Park: 0.8 mi
  • Atkinson Common: 0.9 mi
  • Three Roads: 1.0 mi
  • Central Waterfront Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Peace Offering: 0.8 mi
  • Brushstrokes: 0.8 mi
  • G-Swirl: 0.8 mi
  • Newburyport Collage: 0.8 mi
  • Native Fish: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Middle Shipyard: 1.0 mi
  • The Trusties of the Newburyport Waterfront: 1.0 mi
  • USRC Massachusetts Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • US Coast Guard Cutter Evergreen Bell: 1.0 mi
  • William Lloyd Garrison Statue: 1.0 mi
Gardens: 60
Attractions
Museums
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Castle Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Tower Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Brown's Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 2.8 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 5.2 mi
  • South Beach: 6.1 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Cliffs: 17
  • Sheep's Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Great Neck: 9.1 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 10.0 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 10.7 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Stratham Town Landing: 12.9 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 14.9 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 14.9 mi
  • Front Pavilion: 15.0 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Newbury Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 3.8 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 4.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 6.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 7.6 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 7.8 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Ram Island State Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNW 314°99 m4.1 mi
Chair HillNW 321°93 m5.5 mi
Sawyers HillNW 304°91 m5.9 mi
Indian Ground HillNW 320°91 m6.8 mi
Long HillW 277°81 m7.1 mi
Ring HillWNW 298°80.72 m5.7 mi
Bear HillWNW 285°80 m6.5 mi
Brake HillWSW 244°78.64 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/562573283

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