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Wet Meadows

Wet Meadows from directly overhead

Wet Meadows is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Powow Hill stands 99 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2007-07-17
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Essex County Greenbelt Association
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.78978, -70.90820

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Indian Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Wolf's Den Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Woodman Park: 1.5 mi
  • Bradley Fuller Athletic Field: 1.8 mi
  • Cherry Hill Soccer Fields: 2.0 mi
  • Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.1 mi
  • Bartlet Mall: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 1.7 mi
  • Clyde: 1.7 mi
  • Eclipse: 1.8 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 1.8 mi
  • Will He.: 2.0 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Market Square: 2.5 mi
  • Captain's Fishing Parties: 4.8 mi
  • Corn Maze: 7.2 mi
  • Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 8.9 mi
  • The Rockery: 10.6 mi
Beaches
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Plum Island Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Salisbury Beach: 6.0 mi
  • The Knobbs: 6.9 mi
  • Seabrook Beach: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Sheep's Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Great Neck: 7.8 mi
  • Bar Head Cliff: 9.1 mi
  • Wildcat Ledge: 9.5 mi
  • Coastal Bank Bluff: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 17
Picnic sites: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Newbury Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Great Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Piscassic Falls: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 5.8 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 6.3 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 7.9 mi
  • Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 10.3 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Wet Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powow HillNNW 344°99 m5.5 mi
Chair HillNNW 343°93 m7.0 mi
Sawyers HillNNW 329°91 m6.7 mi
Long HillWNW 301°81 m6.5 mi
Ring HillNW 325°80.72 m6.3 mi
Bear HillNW 310°80 m6.4 mi
Littles HillSW 223°79 m6.9 mi
Brake HillW 262°78.64 m5.0 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/29695505

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