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Vineyard Hill Reservation

Vineyard Hill Reservation from directly overhead

Vineyard Hill Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Prospect Hill stands 77 m to the north, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Vineyard Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1987-12-22
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.63730, -70.89804

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vineyard Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bradstreet Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Moon Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Savin Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • The Rockery: 1.1 mi
  • Connors Farm: 2.8 mi
  • Corn Maze: 3.4 mi
  • Bell: 8.0 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 8.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Fairhaven Field: 1.9 mi
  • Patton Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pingree Park: 2.1 mi
  • Klock Park: 2.3 mi
  • Carbarn Lot: 2.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Community Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 6.9 mi
Beaches
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Middleton Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Patch Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Lynch Park Beach: 6.5 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 30
Lighthouses: 20
Picnic sites: 12
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 14.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Great Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Vineyard Hill Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillN 4°77 m4.6 mi
Great HillWNW 288°75 m2.3 mi
Turkey HillNNE 29°74 m3.5 mi
Bald HillW 271°74 m5.7 mi
Turner HillNNE 12°70 m2.1 mi
Witch HillWSW 245°70 m3.2 mi
Long HillWNW 291°67 m3.9 mi
Town HillW 278°65 m2.2 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 solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689580

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