Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Breakheart Reservation
Breakheart Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.49415, -71.02354
- 8.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Eagle Rock · 18 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Breakheart Reservation: 0.1 mi
- Curley Property: 0.2 mi
- Breakheart Reservation: 0.2 mi
- Breakheart Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Near Hawkes Pond: 0.5 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 0.6 mi
- Lynn Beach: 5.2 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.2 mi
- Kings Beach: 5.5 mi
- Nahant Beach: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Eagle Rock: 0.7 mi
- Breakheart Hill: 0.8 mi
- Castle Hill: 1.0 mi
- Ash Hill: 1.0 mi
- Crow Hill: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Market Square: 1.6 mi
- The Green: 1.6 mi
- Stackpole Field: 1.7 mi
- Newhall Park: 1.9 mi
- Mapleway Playground: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- Steel Tower: 1.6 mi
- Echo Rock: 1.8 mi
- Union Rock: 2.1 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 2.2 mi
- Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 1.9 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 5.4 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Ropes Garden: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Floral Way: 2.7 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 2.8 mi
- Major Doak A. Weston USAAF: 3.0 mi
- Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- Orange Dinosaur: 2.8 mi
- Rock spiral: 6.0 mi
- Viking Statue: 6.6 mi
- Samantha "Bewitched" Statue: 6.8 mi
- Goldfish: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 3.1 mi
- G.A.R. Hall and Museum of Lynn, MA: 4.4 mi
- Lynn Museum & Arts Center: 4.6 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 5.5 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Skull Cliff: 1.4 mi
- The Cellar: 1.9 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 2.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Crag 1: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Pine Knoll: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.5 mi
- Oak Lea: 13.5 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 13.6 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.3 mi
- Boathouse: 13.3 mi
- Rainshed: 13.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.3 mi
- Boston Light: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 9.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 4.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.8 mi
- Newbury Falls: 18.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.8 mi
- Rail Spring: 19.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 4.0 mi
- Dogtown: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Breakheart Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | SW 223° | 92 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 245° | 91 m | 4.7 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 250° | 87.2 m | 1.1 mi |
| Burrill Hill | E 98° | 87 m | 2.0 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | WSW 241° | 84 m | 4.9 mi |
| Boojum Rock | SW 219° | 83 m | 4.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | WSW 251° | 82.9 m | 1.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | WSW 241° | 81 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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