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Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Sawyer's Island)

Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Sawyer's Island) from directly overhead

Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Sawyer's Island) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Prospect Hill stands 77 m to the southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.75081, -70.83656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Lower Green: 1.2 mi
  • Father Sears Park: 3.2 mi
  • Town Common: 3.4 mi
  • Perkins Park & Playground: 3.7 mi
  • March's Hill: 3.8 mi
Peaks
  • Old Town Hill: 1.4 mi
  • LIttle Old Town Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Adams Place Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Ox Pasture Hill: 2.5 mi
Beaches
  • The Knobbs: 2.4 mi
  • Clark Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Ipswich Bar: 4.4 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 4.6 mi
Attractions
  • Market Square: 4.5 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 4.6 mi
  • Corn Maze: 5.3 mi
  • The Rockery: 9.0 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Bushee Garden: 1.3 mi
  • The Gentian Garden: 3.8 mi
  • The Woodland Garden: 3.8 mi
  • The Flame Garden: 3.8 mi
  • The Shade Garden: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Sparrows: 4.1 mi
  • Clyde: 4.2 mi
  • Eclipse: 4.3 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 4.4 mi
  • Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 10
  • Stratham Town Landing: 18.5 mi
  • Birthday Bay: 19.9 mi
  • 4H Pavilion: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Table: 20.2 mi
  • Scamman Pavilion: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 12.0 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Newbury Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Sawyer's Island). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSW 221°77 m4.2 mi
Turkey HillSSW 197°74 m5.0 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 297°74 m7.2 mi
Turner HillSSW 205°70 m6.4 mi
Crane Neck HillW 281°69 m7.1 mi
Lone Tree HillNW 316°68 m8.0 mi
Long HillWSW 248°64 m6.4 mi
Blueberry HillSSW 205°64 m7.6 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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29688152

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