Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Brook Way
Brook Way is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is 300 King Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Littleton Conservation Trust (LCT)
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.54019, -71.48630
- 8.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 25.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 300 King Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Fay Park: 0.2 mi
- Conant Park: 0.6 mi
- Bumblebee Park: 0.9 mi
- Saint Annes Field: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Morgan Land: 0.4 mi
- Prouty Woods Community Forest: 0.6 mi
- Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Mill Pond Conserv. Area: 0.8 mi
- Bumblebee Meadows: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.8 mi
- Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 3.2 mi
- Presumed site of Shaker Reservoir: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Starr Hill: 0.7 mi
- Wilderness Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hartwell Hill: 1.0 mi
- Proctor Hill: 1.1 mi
- Newtown Hill: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.9 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 4.0 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Westford Museum: 3.7 mi
- YV Art Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Discovery Museum: 5.5 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 6.8 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 3.7 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 4.4 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 4.6 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 5.1 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 4.5 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 5.9 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 6.0 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 6.7 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 38
- Harvard Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 6.8 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Farmers Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 7.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 13.6 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Wamesit Falls: 11.4 mi
- The Falls: 15.7 mi
- Cascades: 16.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 17.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 11.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 4.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Brook Way. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 243° | 187 m | 3.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 236° | 187 m | 4.4 mi |
| Dean's Hill | WSW 247° | 157 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 321° | 149 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pin Hill South | WSW 248° | 148 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pin Hill North | WSW 248° | 147 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brown Loaf | NNW 328° | 141 m | 5.4 mi |
| Flagg Hill | S 187° | 139 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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