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Upper Artichoke Area

Upper Artichoke Area from directly overhead

Upper Artichoke Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Knapp Woodland, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.79027, -70.92531

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Indian Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Archelaus Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Isleys Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Pipestave Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Woodman Park: 1.5 mi
  • Cherry Hill Soccer Fields: 1.9 mi
  • Bradley Fuller Athletic Field: 2.5 mi
  • Maudslay State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Three Roads: 2.6 mi
Gardens
  • The Sedum Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Daylily Borders: 2.2 mi
  • The Shade Garden: 2.2 mi
  • The Shade Shrub Collection: 2.2 mi
  • The Upper Alpine Garden: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 2.5 mi
  • Clyde: 2.5 mi
  • Eclipse: 2.5 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 2.6 mi
  • Will He.: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Market Square: 3.2 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 5.6 mi
  • Corn Maze: 7.4 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 9.4 mi
  • The Rockery: 10.7 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 6.6 mi
  • The Knobbs: 7.6 mi
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Great Neck: 8.5 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 9.0 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 9.8 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 10.3 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.0 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.5 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillN 353°99 m5.3 mi
Red Oak HillNW 306°93 m6.3 mi
Red Oak HillNW 304°93 m6.4 mi
Sawyers HillNNW 336°91 m6.2 mi
Long HillNW 305°81 m5.8 mi
Ring HillNNW 332°80.72 m5.8 mi
Bear HillNW 315°80 m5.7 mi
Littles HillSW 217°79 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693827

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