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Bjorklund

Bjorklund from directly overhead

Bjorklund is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 6.7 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Scituate Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.20683, -70.79934

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Itchy's Square: 0.9 mi
  • Beechwood Common: 1.0 mi
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Norman M. Todd Park: 1.4 mi
  • Kapland Land/Teak Sherman Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Booth Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Joy Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Pheasant Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Judges Hill: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Beaches
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 3.7 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 3.8 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 6.2 mi
  • Herring Run: 6.6 mi
  • House Rock: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 8.1 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.8 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.2 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Bjorklund. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 147°77 m6.7 mi
Prospect HillWSW 252°72 m3.1 mi
Judges HillSW 227°71 m1.5 mi
Mount BlueSW 227°66 m2.0 mi
Black Pond HillS 190°64 m1.8 mi
Otis HillSSW 214°58 m2.3 mi
Paradise HillSSW 193°58 m3.1 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE 157°58 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/674294240

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