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Brother's Shop

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Brother's Shop from directly overhead

Brother's Shop is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaker Stone Barn Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53028, -71.55999

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barber Land: 0.3 mi
  • Harvard Park: 1.2 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Ryan Field: 2.1 mi
  • Koerper Field: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions: 60
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.6 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Shaker Stone Barn: 0.1 mi
  • cellar hole: 0.4 mi
  • Herb house: 0.5 mi
  • Shop (cellar hole): 0.5 mi
  • Wood shed site (cellar hole): 0.5 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.8 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 16
Waterfalls: 5
  • Emerson Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Brother's Shop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW192 m5.6 mi
Oak HillSSE187 m1.1 mi
Prospect HillSW171 m3.1 mi
Powder House HillSSW162 m6.7 mi
Vaughn HillsSSW158 m5.8 mi
Dean's HillSW157 m2.7 mi
Chestnut HillN157 m6.3 mi
Pin Hill SouthSW148 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/906616433

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