- Elevation, modelled
- 16 m
- Tallest summit within 5.1 miles
- Cairn Hill92 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway8.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4964, -71.0349
Breakheart Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 16 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the southwest, 4.4 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
- Built
- 1998
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.1 miles of Breakheart Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | SW 216° | 92 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 240° | 91 m | 4.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 222° | 87.2 m | 0.7 mi |
| Burrill Hill | E 100° | 87 m | 2.5 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | SW 235° | 84 m | 4.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | SSW 212° | 83 m | 4.6 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 218° | 82.9 m | 0.6 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SW 236° | 81 m | 4.4 mi |
- 8.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 10.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 15.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 28.2 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Eagle Rock · 19 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Breakheart Reservation: 0.2 mi
- Breakheart Reservation: 0.5 mi
- Breakheart Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Curley Property: 0.7 mi
- Breakheart Reservation: 0.7 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 0.3 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.6 mi
- Lynn Beach: 5.8 mi
- Revere Beach: 6.1 mi
- Nahant Beach: 6.1 mi
Peaks
- Eagle Rock: 0.4 mi
- Castle Hill: 0.4 mi
- Crow Hill: 0.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.7 mi
- Breakheart Hill: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Market Square: 1.3 mi
- The Green: 1.4 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Sullivan Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Mapleway Playground: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
- Steel Tower: 2.2 mi
- Echo Rock: 2.4 mi
- Union Rock: 2.7 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 2.8 mi
- Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 5.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Anita's Garden: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 2.5 mi
- G.A.R. Hall and Museum of Lynn, MA: 5.0 mi
- Lynn Museum & Arts Center: 5.2 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 6.1 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 6.1 mi
Artworks
- Orange Dinosaur: 3.0 mi
- Rock spiral: 5.7 mi
- Baldwin Green: 6.3 mi
- Mystic Musical Fence: 7.1 mi
- Viking Statue: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Skull Cliff: 1.8 mi
- The Cellar: 2.5 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 2.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Crag 1: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 13.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 13.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.7 mi
- Rainshed: 13.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.8 mi
- Boston Light: 13.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 5.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 9.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 4.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 18.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 3.6 mi
- Dogtown: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 5 mi away.
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