Nature reserve · Massachusetts
South Cedar Swamp
South Cedar Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Monterisi Property, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.53754, -71.07963
- 9.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Eagle Rock · 20 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Monterisi Property: 0.6 mi
- Perkins Farm Greenbelt: 0.8 mi
- Stone Lot: 0.8 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Schneider Woods: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Haverhill/Charles Triangle: 0.6 mi
- Freeman Park: 1.1 mi
- Quannapowitt Lakeshore: 1.2 mi
- Hunt Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Floral Way: 2.1 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 2.2 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.8 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.5 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 6.3 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 6.3 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 2.3 mi
- Scotland Hill: 2.3 mi
- Long Woods Hills: 2.4 mi
- Cowdry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 3.8 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.6 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Revere Beach: 9.2 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 4.7 mi
- muster: 6.5 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 6.5 mi
- Rock spiral: 7.3 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 8.0 mi
Attractions
- Steel Tower: 5.6 mi
- Echo Rock: 5.6 mi
- Stone Chimney: 5.7 mi
- Union Rock: 6.1 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 6.2 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 7.4 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Skull Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.1 mi
- The Cellar: 5.7 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 6.0 mi
- Crag 1: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Table: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 17.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.4 mi
- Rainshed: 17.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.4 mi
- Boston Light: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 12.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 20.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.4 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 7.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rail Spring: 18.6 mi
- Lion's Spring: 22.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 6.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.8 mi
- Newbury Falls: 16.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 5.1 mi
- Dogtown: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of South Cedar Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | S 183° | 92 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 196° | 91 m | 5.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 152° | 87.2 m | 3.8 mi |
| Burrill Hill | SE 124° | 87 m | 5.8 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | SSW 194° | 84 m | 5.5 mi |
| Crow Hill | SSE 150° | 82.9 m | 3.8 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SSW 194° | 81 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blueberry Mountain | SSW 213° | 80 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29819136
Day trips start here
- Reading · 1 mi
- Wakefield · 2 mi
- North Reading · 3 mi
- Stoneham · 4 mi
- Wilmington · 5 mi
- Woburn · 5 mi
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