Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Sunset Rock Reservation
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Sunset Rock Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the east, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanley Reservation, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.63694, -71.13669
- 13.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 18.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 20.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 17 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Eagle Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Stanley Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Orchard Crossing Green Area: 0.6 mi
- Orchard Crossing Green Area: 0.7 mi
- Appletree Lane: 0.7 mi
- Tea Lot Reservation: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Andover Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- Pomp's Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Max L. Kates Memorial Field: 1.0 mi
- Cormier Youth Center Park: 1.2 mi
- Andover Common: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Armillary Sphere: 0.7 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 1.0 mi
- muster: 4.9 mi
- Pieta: 5.8 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 6.5 mi
Museums
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 0.7 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 0.8 mi
- Andover Center for History & Culture: 1.1 mi
- North Andover Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- The Garth: 0.9 mi
- Andover Canoe Club: 1.0 mi
- Andover Revolutionary War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Alice Buck Memorial: 1.3 mi
- World War II: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.5 mi
- Holt Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pole Hill: 1.6 mi
- Carmel Hill: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Andover Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 4.9 mi
- Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 6.7 mi
- Georgetown Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Beaches
- Stevens Pond Beach: 3.9 mi
- American Legion Beach: 3.9 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.6 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 7.7 mi
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 9.4 mi
Attractions
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 9.0 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 9.2 mi
- Connors Farm: 10.4 mi
- The Rockery: 11.0 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Wildcat Ledge: 6.4 mi
- Skull Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 12.4 mi
- The Cellar: 12.7 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Table: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- North Grove Catering: 12.5 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 12.1 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 15.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Front Range Light: 18.3 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 24.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.7 mi
- Boathouse: 24.7 mi
- Rainshed: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wamesit Falls: 8.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 23.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 14.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 15.8 mi
- Lion's Spring: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 12.2 mi
- Dogtown: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Sunset Rock Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | E 80° | 128 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mills Hill | NNE 31° | 121 m | 2.7 mi |
| Boston Hill | ENE 74° | 117 m | 2.3 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | NE 43° | 117 m | 4.0 mi |
| Claypit Hill | NE 47° | 116 m | 2.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | WNW 286° | 112 m | 4.4 mi |
| Baldpate Hill | NE 52° | 107 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ames Hill | W 268° | 106 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29898544
Day trips start here
- Andover · 1 mi
- Lawrence · 5 mi
- North Reading · 5 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 6 mi
- Wilmington · 7 mi
- Reading · 8 mi
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