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Thurlow Street Conservaton Area

Thurlow Street Conservaton Area from directly overhead

Thurlow Street Conservaton Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the southwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Swanton Way Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Georgetown Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.73984, -70.96581

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • American Legion Park: 1.5 mi
  • Harry Murch Park: 1.7 mi
  • Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 2.3 mi
  • Eiras Park: 3.4 mi
  • Perry Park: 3.6 mi
Peaks
  • Long Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Ornes Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Longfellow Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bear Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Crane Neck Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 3.1 mi
  • The White Border: 3.1 mi
  • The Drought Tolerant Garden: 3.1 mi
  • The Hosta Garden: 3.1 mi
Beaches
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 6.1 mi
  • Clyde: 6.2 mi
  • Eclipse: 6.3 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 6.3 mi
  • Will He.: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Wildcat Ledge: 5.0 mi
  • Great Neck: 8.5 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 10.2 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 10.3 mi
  • Sheep's Rock: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Newbury Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 6.6 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Thurlow Street Conservaton Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldpate HillSW 229°107 m3.3 mi
Bayns HillSW 230°100 m5.0 mi
Byers HillWSW 255°99 m6.4 mi
Shaven Crown HillSW 231°98 m4.1 mi
Ayers HillNW 315°97 m6.6 mi
Mount HaymanW 265°95 m6.5 mi
Russell HillWSW 247°92 m6.1 mi
Austin HillW 263°91 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29692948

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