Nature reserve · Massachusetts
River Road Peninsula
River Road Peninsula is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the northeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Carey Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.82550, -70.98308
- 5.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 7.0 mi off the Independence Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 18.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Eagle Rock · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Carey Park: 0.1 mi
- Carriagetown Park: 0.4 mi
- Steven's Field: 1.1 mi
- Kimball Park: 1.2 mi
- Ferry Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Poplar Hill Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Cobblers Brook Greenway: 0.3 mi
- River Road Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- River Road Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- River Road Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Poplar Hill: 0.3 mi
- Hughes Hill: 0.5 mi
- Long Hill: 0.6 mi
- Turkey Hill: 0.7 mi
- Moulton Hill: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- World War Honor Roll: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Liberty Tree: 2.0 mi
- Main House Site: 2.5 mi
- Helen Moseley House Site: 2.6 mi
Gardens
- Italian Garden: 2.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
- The Formal Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Shallow-Cold Frames: 2.6 mi
- Deep-Cold Frames: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Bartlett Museum: 3.1 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 3.7 mi
- Buttonwoods Museum: 5.6 mi
- Plaistow Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Will He.: 5.4 mi
- Torrential Flight: 5.4 mi
- Eclipse: 5.4 mi
- Native Fish: 5.5 mi
- Clyde: 5.5 mi
Beaches
- Newton Town Beach: 5.6 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 8.5 mi
- Salisbury Beach: 8.6 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 8.9 mi
- Seabrook Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions
- Market Square: 5.8 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 8.3 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.9 mi
- Corn Maze: 10.7 mi
- Powder House: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Sheep's Rock: 7.7 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Great Neck: 12.3 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 14.1 mi
Lighthouses: 17
- Front Range Light: 6.1 mi
- Oil House: 21.9 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 21.9 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 21.9 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 12.8 mi
- North Grove Catering: 13.7 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 15.5 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Newbury Falls: 5.9 mi
- Hampton Falls: 8.2 mi
- Great Falls: 10.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.0 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 1.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 4.3 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 9.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Lion's Spring: 2.1 mi
- Rail Spring: 7.0 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 11.3 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dogtown: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of River Road Peninsula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powow Hill | NE 39° | 99 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ayers Hill | WSW 252° | 97 m | 4.0 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | WNW 300° | 93 m | 2.5 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | WNW 296° | 93 m | 2.6 mi |
| Chair Hill | NNE 23° | 93 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sawyers Hill | N 6° | 91 m | 3.2 mi |
| Indian Ground Hill | N 9° | 91 m | 5.2 mi |
| Highlands Hill | NW 308° | 88 m | 2.9 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 | 19:44 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29692601
Day trips start here
- Amesbury · 4 mi
- Groveland · 5 mi
- Newburyport · 5 mi
- Haverhill · 6 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 9 mi
- Salem · 11 mi
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