Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Brake Hill
Brake Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of West Newbury
How to reach it
Coordinates42.78145, -71.00723
- 6.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Independence Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 18.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 8 mi
- Eagle Rock · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brake Hill: 0.2 mi
- Crow Hill: 0.4 mi
- Kimball Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Perry: 1.8 mi
- Crane Neck Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Essex County Greenbelt Association: 0.2 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill Farm Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Groveland Town Forest: 0.6 mi
- Job Swamp: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Perry Park: 1.6 mi
- Ferry Park: 2.1 mi
- Shanahan Field: 2.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 2.3 mi
- Plug Pond Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Powder House: 2.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.6 mi
- World War Honor Roll: 3.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- WW2 Memorial: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Buttonwoods Museum: 3.1 mi
- Plaistow Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Museum of Printing: 5.8 mi
- Bartlett Museum: 5.9 mi
- Lowell's Boat Shop: 6.3 mi
Gardens
- Georgetown Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
- Italian Garden: 4.8 mi
- The Formal Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Shallow-Cold Frames: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- Sparrows: 6.6 mi
- Clyde: 6.6 mi
- Eclipse: 6.7 mi
- Torrential Flight: 6.7 mi
- Will He.: 6.8 mi
Attractions
- Market Square: 7.3 mi
- Corn Maze: 8.8 mi
- Captain's Fishing Parties: 9.8 mi
- America's Stonehenge: 10.9 mi
- The Rockery: 11.0 mi
Beaches
- Newton Town Beach: 7.6 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 8.1 mi
- American Legion Beach: 8.2 mi
- Hood Pond Community Beach: 8.2 mi
- Plum Island Beach: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Wildcat Ledge: 6.9 mi
- Sheep's Rock: 10.1 mi
- Great Neck: 11.5 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 13.3 mi
Lighthouses: 14
- Front Range Light: 7.5 mi
- Ten Pound Island Light: 21.3 mi
- Ramp: 23.9 mi
- Boathouse: 24.0 mi
- Utility Building: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- North Grove Catering: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Table: 13.5 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 16.0 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Newbury Falls: 4.5 mi
- Hampton Falls: 11.3 mi
- Great Falls: 14.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 14.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 2.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 3.2 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Lion's Spring: 5.4 mi
- Rail Spring: 6.8 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 14.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dogtown: 20.2 mi
- Haywardville: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Brake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldpate Hill | S 184° | 107 m | 5.1 mi |
| Byers Hill | SW 221° | 99 m | 6.1 mi |
| Shaven Crown Hill | SSW 191° | 98 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ayers Hill | NW 304° | 97 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Hayman | SW 232° | 95 m | 5.5 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | NNW 345° | 93 m | 4.3 mi |
| Red Oak Hill | NNW 347° | 93 m | 4.4 mi |
| Austin Hill | SW 229° | 91 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:28 | 16:14 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1110939454
Day trips start here
- Groveland · 2 mi
- Haverhill · 4 mi
- Merrimack Valley · 6 mi
- Amesbury · 7 mi
- Newburyport · 7 mi
- Lawrence · 9 mi
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