Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest
Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the west, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooks Estate Carriage House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 7.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 7 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brooks Estate Carriage House: 0.2 mi
- The Supreme Sacrifice: 0.5 mi
- Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 0.9 mi
- Pomp's Wall: 0.9 mi
- Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 1.1 mi
- Brooks Estate: 0.4 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.5 mi
- Cooke's Hollow: 1.6 mi
- The Gables Cr: 1.6 mi
- The Gables Cr: 1.8 mi
- Dennett Park: 0.5 mi
- Glen Green: 0.9 mi
- Thomas Brooks Park: 0.9 mi
- Honor Roll Park: 0.9 mi
- Town Common: 0.9 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rock Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pasture Hill: 1.1 mi
- Andrews Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wenepoykin Hill: 1.5 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 1.1 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.3 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.8 mi
- Revere Beach: 7.9 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
- Rock spiral: 1.5 mi
- My Boys: 1.8 mi
- Robbins Memorial Flagstaff: 1.9 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 2.3 mi
- The Cannon: 2.3 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Alex's Place: 2.4 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 2.7 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.7 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Jason Russell House: 1.9 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 1.9 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 2.0 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 1.8 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 1.9 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 2.0 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 2.6 mi
- Stone Chimney: 2.7 mi
- Crag 1: 3.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 7.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 8.0 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.9 mi
- Boathouse: 14.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.7 mi
- Rainshed: 14.7 mi
- Boston Light: 14.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.8 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 1.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
- Haywardville: 2.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Brooks Parkhurst Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | W 276° | 110 m | 2.4 mi |
| Granny Hill | WNW 283° | 108 m | 4.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 257° | 107 m | 1.9 mi |
| Zion Hill | WNW 298° | 107 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WNW 289° | 105 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Independence | W 262° | 101 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WSW 253° | 95 m | 2.5 mi |
| Cairn Hill | E 80° | 92 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 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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