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Town Conservation Land

Town Conservation Land from directly overhead

Town Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Prospect Hill stands 77 m to the north-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Swamp, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1988-01-08
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.66930, -70.87824

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Turner Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Scott Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Bartholomew Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Bear Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Little Turners Hill: 0.9 mi
Attractions
  • Corn Maze: 1.3 mi
  • The Rockery: 3.1 mi
  • Connors Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Market Square: 9.8 mi
  • Bell: 10.2 mi
Parks
  • Benjamin Howe Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Father Ryc Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bialek Park: 1.9 mi
  • Sally's Pond: 2.1 mi
  • Giles Firman Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • Rose Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Cold Frames: 5.2 mi
  • The Woodland Garden: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 9.1 mi
  • Clyde: 9.2 mi
  • Eclipse: 9.4 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 9.4 mi
  • Will He.: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 25
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.5 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Town Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNNW 345°77 m2.5 mi
Great HillWSW 245°75 m3.5 mi
Turkey HillNE 38°74 m1.1 mi
Turner HillWSW 253°70 m0.6 mi
Witch HillSW 228°70 m5.3 mi
Long HillW 260°67 m4.7 mi
Town HillWSW 239°65 m3.7 mi
Rea Farm HillSW 225°65 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272835455564706962514133
Precip in3.73.64.64.23.54.03.43.43.85.04.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693098

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