- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 7.4 miles
- Littles Hill79 m · 7.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Essex Coastal Scenic Byway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.7615, -70.8754
Rail Spring is a spring in Massachusetts, at a modelled 2 m. Littles Hill stands 79 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Rail Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Littles Hill | WSW 244° | 79 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brake Hill | W 281° | 78.64 m | 6.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 191° | 77 m | 4.0 mi |
| Crow Hill | W 278° | 76.81 m | 6.6 mi |
| Archelaus Hill | WNW 299° | 74 m | 5.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 174° | 74 m | 5.5 mi |
| Turner Hill | S 186° | 70 m | 6.6 mi |
| Crane Neck Hill | W 277° | 69 m | 5.1 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 25.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 1 mi
- Eagle Rock · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Hill: 0.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 0.6 mi
- Wolf's Den Hill: 1.2 mi
- Adams Place Hill: 1.3 mi
- Old Town Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bill Forward Monument: 0.3 mi
- Ordway Boathouse Ruins: 1.3 mi
- First Settlers Monument: 1.5 mi
- First Meeting House Monument: 1.5 mi
- Landing Place of the First Settlers: 1.9 mi
- Hackers Island Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Hackers Island Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Little River frontage: 0.8 mi
- Hayden Saltmarsh: 0.9 mi
- Wilson Woodland: 0.9 mi
- Bushee Garden: 1.4 mi
- The Shade Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Flame Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Gentian Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Shade Shrub Collection: 1.8 mi
- Lower Green Schoolhouse: 1.4 mi
- Dole-Little House: 1.5 mi
- Coffin House: 2.7 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 3.5 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 5.9 mi
- Lower Green: 1.5 mi
- Central Street Recreation & Natural Resource Area: 2.5 mi
- March's Hill: 2.8 mi
- Clipper City Rail Trail: 2.9 mi
- Perkins Park & Playground: 3.0 mi
- Market Square: 3.5 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 4.7 mi
- Corn Maze: 5.3 mi
- The Rockery: 9.0 mi
- Al Gauron Fishing & Whale Watching: 10.0 mi
- The Knobbs: 4.4 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 4.8 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 4.9 mi
- Clark Beach: 5.7 mi
- Ipswich Bar: 6.3 mi
- Sparrows: 2.7 mi
- Clyde: 2.8 mi
- Eclipse: 3.0 mi
- Torrential Flight: 3.1 mi
- Will He.: 3.2 mi
- Great Neck: 5.3 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 7.0 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Wildcat Ledge: 9.4 mi
- Front Range Light: 3.5 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 15.3 mi
- Ramp: 17.4 mi
- Boathouse: 17.4 mi
- Utility Building: 17.4 mi
- Newbury Falls: 2.8 mi
- Hampton Falls: 10.3 mi
- Great Falls: 15.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.7 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 22.5 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 17.3 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 18.6 mi
- North Grove Catering: 19.2 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 19.3 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 8.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 12.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 7.9 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 16.1 mi
- Dogtown: 13.9 mi
- Haywardville: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 45.6 | 49.9 | 83.2 | 82.7 | 50.2 | 29.0 | 11.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 15.9 | 30.0 | 45.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Parker River AT Byfield, MA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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