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Sandy Bridge

Sandy Bridge from directly overhead

Sandy Bridge is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Littles Hill stands 79 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Anderson Salt Marsh, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.73414, -70.85505

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Ox Pasture Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Jewett Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Old Town Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Town Common: 1.9 mi
  • Lower Green: 2.2 mi
  • Daniel Boone Park: 3.3 mi
  • Bialek Park: 3.4 mi
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 3.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Bushee Garden: 2.3 mi
  • The Woodland Garden: 3.3 mi
  • The Gentian Garden: 3.3 mi
  • The Flame Garden: 3.4 mi
  • The Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Garden: 3.4 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Artworks: 58
  • Sparrows: 4.8 mi
  • Clyde: 4.9 mi
  • Eclipse: 5.0 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 5.1 mi
  • Will He.: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 10
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Newbury Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Great Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Sandy Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Littles HillW 260°79 m7.5 mi
Prospect HillSW 222°77 m2.8 mi
Great HillSW 216°75 m7.4 mi
Turkey HillS 188°74 m3.6 mi
Archelaus HillNW 308°74 m7.0 mi
Turner HillSSW 201°70 m5.0 mi
Crane Neck HillWNW 292°69 m6.6 mi
Long HillWSW 257°64 m5.1 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/29692431

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