Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary
Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kieran Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mass Audubon Society
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Independence Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 7 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kieran Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Waring Field: 0.9 mi
- DeLamater Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Rowe Parcel: 1.3 mi
- Old Garden Beach: 0.9 mi
- Front Beach: 1.5 mi
- Back Beach: 1.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.8 mi
- Cape Hedge Beach: 2.0 mi
- Old Garden Beach: 0.9 mi
- The Headlands: 1.0 mi
- Star Island Park: 1.2 mi
- Inner Harbor Park: 1.3 mi
- Harvey Park: 1.3 mi
- Motif #1: 1.2 mi
- The Paper House: 2.4 mi
- Whale's Jaw: 2.9 mi
- Peter's Pulpit: 3.1 mi
- Prosperity Follows Service: 3.4 mi
- High Rock: 1.8 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pool Hill: 2.2 mi
- Great Hill: 2.3 mi
- Nugent Boulders: 3.0 mi
- Solomon Jacobs Landing: 4.9 mi
- Coast Guard Aviation Monument: 5.3 mi
- Ten Pound Island Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
- Fishermens' Monument: 5.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 5.6 mi
- James A. Babson Museum: 2.9 mi
- Cape Ann Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Maritime Gloucester: 4.9 mi
- CAM Green: 5.0 mi
- Cold Frames: 9.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 9.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 9.8 mi
- Bushee Garden: 15.1 mi
- Range Light Sculpture Garden: 17.4 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 4.9 mi
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Winslow II: 17.0 mi
- Osprey: Pandion Haliaetus: 17.3 mi
- Sparrows: 17.5 mi
- The Headlands: 1.0 mi
- Brier Neck: 3.0 mi
- Bass Rocks: 3.8 mi
- Stage Head: 5.8 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Cape Ann Light (Twin Lights): 1.7 mi
- Ramp: 1.7 mi
- Boathouse: 1.7 mi
- Utility Building: 1.7 mi
- Tram Way: 1.7 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 23.3 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 23.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 16.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.3 mi
- Newbury Falls: 18.3 mi
- Hampton Falls: 22.3 mi
- Dogtown: 3.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ann | WSW 244° | 78 m | 7.9 mi |
| Red Rock | WSW 246° | 70 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pool Hill | W 263° | 66 m | 2.2 mi |
| Morse Hill | WSW 245° | 62 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | WNW 293° | 61 m | 2.1 mi |
| Browns Hill | WSW 256° | 61 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bush Hill | W 274° | 61 m | 13.7 mi |
| Long Hill | WSW 237° | 60 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1338003268
Day trips start here
- Rockport · 2 mi
- Gloucester · 5 mi
- Essex · 10 mi
- Manchester · 11 mi
- North Shore · 11 mi
- Hamilton · 13 mi
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