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Rocky Hill Circle Open Space

Rocky Hill Circle Open Space from directly overhead

Rocky Hill Circle Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Hermon stands 76 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.58587, -70.93206

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Putnam Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Lindall Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Dales Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Lords Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Birch Plains Park: 1.3 mi
  • Plains Park: 1.4 mi
  • Danvers Square: 1.4 mi
  • West Wenham Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lawrence Street Playground: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 1.6 mi
  • The Rockery: 3.5 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 4.6 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 4.8 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 5.4 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 6.5 mi
Beaches
  • Middleton Town Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Lynch Park Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Collins Cove Beach: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 48
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Table: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 20.9 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Newbury Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 22.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Rocky Hill Circle Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HermonSSW 201°76 m6.6 mi
Great HillN 354°75 m4.3 mi
Wills HillW 279°75 m4.7 mi
Bald HillNW 313°74 m5.4 mi
Witch HillNNW 332°70 m2.5 mi
Waldens HillSW 234°70 m5.2 mi
Turner HillNNE 21°70 m6.0 mi
Uptons HillWSW 246°69 m4.7 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/29691518

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