Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Wingaersheek Beach

Wingaersheek Beach from directly overhead

Wingaersheek Beach is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Ann stands 78 m to the southwest, 3.3 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: City of Gloucester
Access: Yes

Getting there

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Coordinates42.64768, -70.68800

2.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
16.9 mi off the Coastal Byway
20.1 mi off the Independence Byway
28.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches

Wingaersheek Beach: 0.2 mi
Coffins Beach: 1.3 mi
Coffins Beach: 1.8 mi
Back Beach: 3.4 mi
Rocky Neck Beach: 3.4 mi

Nature reserves

Parks

Brown's Field & Apple Street Playground: 1.0 mi
Stanwood Point Landing: 2.0 mi
Plum Cove Landing: 2.2 mi
Oval Playground & Palazola Field: 2.3 mi
Governor's Park: 2.4 mi

Peaks

Sunset Hill: 1.2 mi
Ferry Hill: 1.6 mi
Tompson Mountain: 1.8 mi
Twopenny Loaf: 1.8 mi
Wolf Hill: 1.9 mi

Attractions

17: 1.7 mi
18: 1.7 mi
JAS MERRY: 1.7 mi
FIRST ATTACKED: 1.8 mi
19: 1.8 mi

Museums

CAM Green: 1.8 mi
James A. Babson Museum: 2.6 mi
Sargent House Museum: 2.7 mi
Cape Ann Museum: 2.7 mi
Cape Ann Historical Museum: 2.7 mi

Historic sites

Gardens46

Cold Frames: 5.2 mi
Formal Garden: 5.4 mi
Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
Bushee Garden: 11.6 mi
The Woodland Garden: 13.7 mi

Artworks40

Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 2.7 mi
Fitz Hugh Lane: 2.9 mi
Winslow II: 12.9 mi
Communion with Us: 13.6 mi
Cat Witch: 13.7 mi

Cliffs21

Stage Head: 3.0 mi
Bass Rocks: 3.6 mi
Brier Neck: 3.6 mi
The Headlands: 4.0 mi
Coastal Bank Bluff: 5.3 mi

Lighthouses20

Ten Pound Island Light: 3.4 mi
Ramp: 5.6 mi
Boathouse: 5.7 mi
Utility Building: 5.7 mi
Cistern: 5.7 mi

Rest areas6

I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Seabrook Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 21.7 mi
Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.8 mi

Waterfalls3

Newbury Falls: 14.1 mi
Hampton Falls: 20.3 mi
Cascade Falls: 24.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Dogtown: 1.6 mi
Haywardville: 24.1 mi

Springs2

Rail Spring: 12.3 mi
Lion's Spring: 20.1 mi

Picnic sites1

Pinetops Picnic Area: 20.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Wingaersheek Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Ann	SW 220°	78 m	3.3 mi
Red Rock	SW 223°	70 m	2.9 mi
Pool Hill	ENE 77°	66 m	2.8 mi
Morse Hill	SW 229°	62 m	4.8 mi
Pigeon Hill	ENE 61°	61 m	3.5 mi
Browns Hill	WSW 253°	61 m	8.4 mi
Bush Hill	WNW 282°	61 m	8.9 mi
Long Hill	SSW 213°	60 m	5.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:47	18:18	18:55
June solstice	05:06	19:42	20:25
September equinox	06:31	18:05	18:42
December solstice	07:10	15:27	16:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	27	28	35	45	55	64	70	69	62	51	41	33
Precip in	3.7	3.6	4.6	4.2	3.5	4.0	3.4	3.4	3.8	5.0	4.0	4.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29688686

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