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Along Pequit Brook

Along Pequit Brook from directly overhead

Along Pequit Brook is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stratford Road Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.17336, -71.09818

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Smith Beach: 8.0 mi
  • North Beach: 8.3 mi
  • South Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Back Beach: 8.5 mi
Parks
  • Augustine "Augie" Decembrele Field: 1.4 mi
  • Ponkapoag Playground: 1.7 mi
  • Earl Newhouse Waterfront: 1.8 mi
  • Wakeling Little League Field: 2.2 mi
  • Cabot Devoll Field: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Kitchen Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Flower Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Braintree Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 3.0 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 3.2 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.3 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 5.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.8 mi
Museums
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 39
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 7.6 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 8.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 4.3 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.8 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.4 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Along Pequit Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNW 343°193 m2.8 mi
Moose HillWSW 240°163 m6.8 mi
Chickatawbut HillNNE 29°156 m3.9 mi
Hancock HillN 3°155 m3.1 mi
Buck HillNNE 23°151 m3.1 mi
Fenno PeakNNE 30°151 m3.9 mi
Nahanton HillNNE 31°145 m4.1 mi
Hemenway HillN 358°140 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867737164534233
Precip in4.54.05.54.83.84.63.53.94.15.54.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830026

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