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Brehm Land

Brehm Land from directly overhead

Brehm Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mayerson Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47786, -71.56183

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Town Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Delaney Wildlife management area: 2.1 mi
  • Ryan Field: 2.8 mi
  • Harvard Park: 3.8 mi
  • Town Common Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 2.6 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 2.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.4 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.1 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.2 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.3 mi
  • stone pile: 6.6 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 13.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 17.4 mi
  • The Falls: 18.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 10.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Brehm Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakWSW 247°192 m3.0 mi
Oak HillN 5°187 m1.8 mi
Oak HillNNE 14°187 m2.7 mi
Peach HillSW 220°180 m6.4 mi
Wataquadock HillSW 231°173 m4.4 mi
Prospect HillNW 306°171 m3.0 mi
Powder House HillSW 218°162 m3.4 mi
Vaughn HillsWSW 245°158 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/547301082

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