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Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary

Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Littles Hill stands 79 m to the west-southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandlers Far Division, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mass Audubon
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.74634, -70.84498

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Lower Green: 1.4 mi
  • Town Common: 2.9 mi
  • Father Sears Park: 3.7 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 3.9 mi
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 3.9 mi
Peaks
  • Old Town Hill: 1.6 mi
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Ox Pasture Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 2.0 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Gardens: 58
  • Bushee Garden: 1.5 mi
  • The Gentian Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Woodland Garden: 3.5 mi
  • The Flame Garden: 3.5 mi
  • The Shade Garden: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 56
  • Sparrows: 4.1 mi
  • Clyde: 4.3 mi
  • Eclipse: 4.4 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 4.5 mi
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 10
  • Stratham Town Landing: 18.6 mi
  • Picnic Table: 19.7 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Newbury Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Littles HillWSW 255°79 m8.2 mi
Prospect HillSW 219°77 m3.7 mi
Turkey HillSSW 193°74 m4.6 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 300°74 m7.0 mi
Turner HillSSW 202°70 m6.0 mi
Crane Neck HillWNW 284°69 m6.8 mi
Lone Tree HillNW 320°68 m7.9 mi
Long HillWSW 250°64 m5.9 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 solstice07:1115:2716:13

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/608112114

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