Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Black Brook Management Area
Black Brook Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is McCarthy Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Easton Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.04835, -71.10332
- 8.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 21.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 23.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 10 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- McCarthy Conservation Restriction: 0.3 mi
- Metacomet Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Old Baldwin Street Dump: 0.6 mi
- Clifford G. Grant Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Clifford G. Grant Management Area: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 0.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Gifted 1962 Fire Hydrant: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Povoas Park: 0.9 mi
- Frothingham Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Queset Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Queset Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum Easton: 1.3 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 8.5 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 8.8 mi
- Morse House: 10.1 mi
Artworks
- Oliver Ames: 1.5 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 5.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.8 mi
- Welcome to Camp Christina: 5.8 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Stonehouse Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 3.6 mi
- Cow Hill: 4.8 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 5.7 mi
- Foolish Hill: 6.6 mi
Attractions
- Ames Boulder: 3.2 mi
- Old Shed: 4.4 mi
- Old Shed: 4.4 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.5 mi
- Path Continues: 5.9 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 8.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 9.8 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 10.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 10.5 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 11.2 mi
Beaches
- Fishermans Beach: 9.7 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 11.0 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 12.5 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 12.7 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 49
- King Philip Rock: 4.5 mi
- King Philip Cave: 4.6 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 11.8 mi
- The Shield: 13.1 mi
- S Wall: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 38
- Oak Grove: 3.3 mi
- 12: 11.3 mi
- 11: 11.3 mi
- 8: 11.3 mi
- 13: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 11
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 22.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.2 mi
- Boston Light: 22.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 11.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Black Brook Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | N 357° | 193 m | 11.3 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 313° | 163 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | N 10° | 156 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hancock Hill | N 2° | 155 m | 11.7 mi |
| Buck Hill | N 7° | 151 m | 11.6 mi |
| Fenno Peak | N 11° | 151 m | 12.2 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | N 11° | 145 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | N 1° | 140 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/877982244
Day trips start here
- Bristol-Norfolk · 3 mi
- Brockton · 5 mi
- Stoughton · 5 mi
- Mansfield · 6 mi
- Sharon · 6 mi
- Bridgewater · 8 mi
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