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Brooks Estate Carriage House

Brooks Estate Carriage House from directly overhead

Brooks Estate Carriage House is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooks Estate, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

The Brooks Estate Carriage House was built in 1880, and is currently undergoing renovations by volunteers. Read more here: http://www.brooksestate.org/restorationupdate.php

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Coordinates42.43527, -71.13656

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • The Supreme Sacrifice: 0.3 mi
  • Pomp's Wall: 0.7 mi
  • Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 0.9 mi
  • Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 1.1 mi
  • Silver mine: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Dennett Park: 0.6 mi
  • Thomas Brooks Park: 0.7 mi
  • Honor Roll Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hastings Heights Park: 0.9 mi
  • Victory Park: 0.9 mi
Beaches
Artworks
Gardens
  • Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Alex's Place: 2.2 mi
  • Tufts Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Sylvester Baxter Delta: 2.7 mi
  • Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
Cliffs: 43
  • Crag 1: 3.0 mi
  • Lookout Cliff: 3.8 mi
  • Bloody Bluff: 6.6 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 6.5 mi
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Brooks Estate Carriage House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whipple HillW 281°110 m2.4 mi
Granny HillWNW 285°108 m4.4 mi
Turkey HillW 264°107 m1.9 mi
Zion HillWNW 302°107 m2.6 mi
Mount PisgahWNW 296°105 m1.6 mi
Mount IndependenceW 265°101 m3.9 mi
Mount GilboaWSW 258°95 m2.4 mi
Cairn HillENE 75°92 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0819:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485867737264534334
Precip in3.93.64.94.33.84.24.03.53.94.84.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29728298

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