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Brass Kettle Conservation Area

Brass Kettle Conservation Area from directly overhead

Brass Kettle Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the southeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Churchill Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Cohasset Conservation Trust
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.21630, -70.81818

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Beechwood Common: 0.5 mi
  • Itchy's Square: 1.1 mi
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Norman M. Todd Park: 1.3 mi
  • Milliken-Bancroft Field: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Joy Hill: 0.7 mi
  • James Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Bear Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Deer Hill: 1.4 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
Attractions
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 3.9 mi
  • Mann Farmhouse: 4.8 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.1 mi
  • Herring Run: 5.6 mi
  • House Rock: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 7.4 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 10.6 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.1 mi
  • Oak Lea: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 7.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 7.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Brass Kettle Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSE 144°77 m7.8 mi
Prospect HillSW 231°72 m2.5 mi
Judges HillS 186°71 m1.7 mi
Mount BlueSSW 193°66 m2.1 mi
Black Pond HillSSE 165°64 m2.5 mi
Otis HillS 187°58 m2.6 mi
Paradise HillS 176°58 m3.7 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE 152°58 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29695694

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