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Rail Spring

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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, seen from above at true elevation

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Littles HillWSW 244°79 m7.1 mi
Brake HillW 281°78.64 m6.7 mi
Prospect HillSSW 191°77 m4.0 mi
Crow HillW 278°76.81 m6.6 mi
Archelaus HillWNW 299°74 m5.1 mi
Turkey HillS 174°74 m5.5 mi
Turner HillS 186°70 m6.6 mi
Crane Neck HillW 277°69 m5.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches
Artworks: 57
Cliffs: 20
Lighthouses: 17
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0619:4320:26
September equinox06:3118:0518:43
December solstice07:1215:2716:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs45.649.983.282.750.229.011.37.47.515.930.045.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Parker River AT Byfield, MA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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