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Beaver Brook Marsh

Beaver Brook Marsh from directly overhead

Beaver Brook Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52067, -71.52424

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Patch Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Hartwell Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Starr Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 1.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.6 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.8 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.8 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Saint Annes Field: 1.5 mi
  • Koerper Field: 1.7 mi
  • Bumblebee Park: 1.8 mi
  • Barber Land: 1.9 mi
  • Fay Park: 2.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 36
  • Harvard Town Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
Picnic sites: 19
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Cascades: 14.2 mi
  • The Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 7.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Beaver Brook Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSW 229°192 m6.2 mi
Oak HillWSW 256°187 m1.3 mi
Oak HillWSW 237°187 m2.1 mi
Prospect HillWSW 255°171 m4.5 mi
Vaughn HillsSW 228°158 m6.5 mi
Dean's HillWSW 253°157 m4.0 mi
Prospect HillNNW 346°149 m5.6 mi
Pin Hill SouthWSW 257°148 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778499

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