Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Shawsheen River

Shawsheen River from directly overhead

Shawsheen River is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the south-southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyne Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.69909, -71.14244

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coyne Park: 0.1 mi
  • Costello Park: 0.2 mi
  • Carl Thomas Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Shawsheen Park: 0.3 mi
  • Grogan Field: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Den Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Osgood Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Weir Hill: 1.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Persian Gulf Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Campagnone Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Lawrence Civil War Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Ampitheater Ruins: 1.4 mi
Beaches
Artworks
  • Bicentennial Statue: 3.4 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 3.6 mi
  • Pieta: 6.1 mi
  • Wamesit Indian Statue: 8.1 mi
  • muster: 8.7 mi
Gardens
  • Andover Community Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Tewksbury Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Wildflower Meadows: 7.6 mi
Attractions
  • Mine of Lost Souls: 8.4 mi
  • Kiddie Canoes: 8.4 mi
  • Policy Pond Log Flume: 8.4 mi
  • Pirate Ship: 8.4 mi
  • Rock Wall: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 8.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 11.3 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Lion's Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Rail Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Shawsheen River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillSSE 155°128 m4.4 mi
Mills HillSE 139°121 m2.6 mi
Poplar HillWNW 294°118 m6.3 mi
Town Farm HillESE 114°117 m3.3 mi
Boston HillSE 146°117 m4.4 mi
Claypit HillSE 140°116 m3.3 mi
Gage HillWNW 292°113 m7.5 mi
Wood HillSW 232°112 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937495968747365534333
Precip in4.23.84.74.13.84.13.73.73.94.73.84.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29818988

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Shawsheen River.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens