Historic site · Massachusetts
Brister Freeman Homestead Site Marker
Brister Freeman Homestead Site Marker is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Thoreau Bean Field, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Near here lived Brister Freeman (d. 1822) formerly enslaved in Concord Fenda Freeman (d. 1811), and their family
How to reach it
Coordinates42.44660, -71.34135
- 0.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 29.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 0.5 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 0.8 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 0.9 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Emerson Playground: 0.8 mi
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: 0.9 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 1.1 mi
- The Quad: 1.1 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 1.6 mi
- Dream World: 1.8 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 1.8 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 1.8 mi
- Watershed: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fairhaven Hill: 1.0 mi
- Smiths Hill: 1.5 mi
- Poplar Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hardys Hill: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 8.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 10.1 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 10.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 10.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Reflection: 0.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.1 mi
- The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865: 1.1 mi
- Melvin Memorial: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Planted Canoe: 0.3 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 0.6 mi
- Monument Square: 1.1 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Italinate garden: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Thoreau Street Conservation Restriction: 0.7 mi
- Crosby Pond: 0.7 mi
- Mill Brook Meadow: 0.8 mi
- Ellen Emerson Grove: 0.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 53
- Thoreau Bean Field: 0.2 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 0.3 mi
- Emerson's Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Little Women House: 0.9 mi
- Egg Rock: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Farmers Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 8.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 11.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Picnic Site 1: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 6.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Boathouse: 24.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.4 mi
- Rainshed: 24.4 mi
- Boston Light: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 15.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 9.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Wamesit Falls: 12.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Brister Freeman Homestead Site Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SE 132° | 135 m | 6.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | SE 134° | 133 m | 6.1 mi |
| Goodman Hill | SSW 214° | 119 m | 5.9 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | NW 308° | 110 m | 3.5 mi |
| Loring Hill | E 96° | 109 m | 5.4 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 285° | 109 m | 5.9 mi |
| Granny Hill | E 86° | 108 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | SE 135° | 106 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13157005285
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