Nature reserve · Massachusetts
River Road Conservation Area
River Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north-northeast, 3.6 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Essex County Greenbelt Association
How to reach it
Coordinates42.81911, -70.96829
- 4.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 7.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 8.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 19.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Eagle Rock · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- River Road Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- River Road Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- River Road Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Riverbend Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Coffin Street Land: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Carey Park: 0.9 mi
- Carriagetown Park: 1.0 mi
- Ferry Park: 1.5 mi
- Steven's Field: 1.9 mi
- Kimball Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Pipestave Hill: 1.0 mi
- Long Hill: 1.0 mi
- Poplar Hill: 1.1 mi
- Moulton Hill: 1.3 mi
- Hughes Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Main House Site: 1.8 mi
- World War Honor Roll: 1.9 mi
- Helen Moseley House Site: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- The Captain's Well: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Italian Garden: 1.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.9 mi
- The Formal Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Shallow-Cold Frames: 1.9 mi
- Deep-Cold Frames: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Bartlett Museum: 2.7 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 3.2 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 5.1 mi
- Coffin House: 5.5 mi
- Buttonwoods Museum: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Will He.: 4.6 mi
- Torrential Flight: 4.6 mi
- Eclipse: 4.6 mi
- Clyde: 4.6 mi
- Native Fish: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Market Square: 5.0 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 7.5 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.5 mi
- Corn Maze: 10.0 mi
- Powder House: 11.6 mi
Beaches
- Newton Town Beach: 6.4 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 7.7 mi
- Salisbury Beach: 7.9 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 8.1 mi
- Seabrook Beach: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Sheep's Rock: 7.2 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 9.8 mi
- Great Neck: 11.4 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 13.2 mi
Lighthouses: 17
- Front Range Light: 5.3 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 21.5 mi
- Oil House: 21.8 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 21.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 13.1 mi
- North Grove Catering: 14.4 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 15.7 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Newbury Falls: 5.2 mi
- Hampton Falls: 8.0 mi
- Great Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.3 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 2.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 4.9 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 9.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Lion's Spring: 2.4 mi
- Rail Spring: 6.2 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dogtown: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of River Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powow Hill | NNE 26° | 99 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ayers Hill | W 260° | 97 m | 4.6 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | WNW 300° | 93 m | 3.4 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | WNW 298° | 93 m | 3.5 mi |
| Chair Hill | NNE 12° | 93 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sawyers Hill | N 354° | 91 m | 3.7 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | N 1° | 91 m | 5.6 mi |
| Highlands Hill | NW 306° | 88 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haverhill, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Amesbury · 3 mi
- Groveland · 5 mi
- Newburyport · 5 mi
- Haverhill · 6 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 10 mi
- Ipswich · 12 mi
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