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Viburnum Woods

Viburnum Woods from directly overhead

Viburnum Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Brandy Rock Hill stands 138 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruth D. McPherson Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt Association

How to reach it

Coordinates42.81512, -71.12715

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Parsonage Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Beebe Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Poors Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Bragg Hill: 1.5 mi
  • West Meadow Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Clement Farm: 0.9 mi
  • Collins Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hannah Duston Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Plaistow Town Green: 2.3 mi
  • Smith Field: 2.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • America's Stonehenge: 4.4 mi
  • Ice Jet: 6.3 mi
  • Dodgem: 6.3 mi
  • Zero Gravity: 6.3 mi
  • Gaint Sky Wheel: 6.3 mi
Artworks
  • Anchor: 4.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 11.6 mi
  • Pieta: 12.5 mi
  • Eclipse: 12.6 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 16
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Newbury Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Great Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 3.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 8.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Lion's Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Rail Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Viburnum Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brandy Rock HillWNW 300°138 m6.9 mi
Hog HillNW 318°127 m2.8 mi
Smith MountainNNW 336°123 m6.1 mi
Howe HillNW 317°119 m6.5 mi
Gordons HillWNW 282°115 m5.8 mi
Spicket HillWSW 238°112 m3.7 mi
Mystery HillWNW 294°111 m4.6 mi
Osgood HillNW 321°111 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1315:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465665727062514131
Precip in3.53.64.84.34.14.23.63.84.05.33.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haverhill, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1369395041

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