Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Brooks Pond
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Brooks Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.28727, -72.03990
- 4.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 25 mi
- Summit House · 28 mi
- Overlook · 30 mi
- Waterfall · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Brooks Pond: 0.2 mi
- Brooks Pond: 0.4 mi
- Brooks Pond: 0.4 mi
- Brooks Pond: 0.4 mi
- Five Mile River Access: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Batcheller Hill: 0.7 mi
- Bonds Hill: 0.7 mi
- Newell Hill: 1.1 mi
- Doanes Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tarbell Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- North Brookfield Common: 2.4 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 2.9 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 2.9 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 2.9 mi
- Ralph Warren Park: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Corridor 71 Continues: 2.7 mi
- Path Continues: 2.8 mi
- Path Continues: 2.8 mi
- Path Continues: 3.1 mi
- Path Continues: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 6.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.0 mi
- KIA Memorial: 6.3 mi
- 1932 Rutland train crash site: 8.2 mi
- Deed Rock: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 28
- Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 10.1 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 11.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.7 mi
Museums: 25
- Worcester Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 12.2 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 12.3 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 13.0 mi
- EcoTarium: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- Guitar: 8.7 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 11.3 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 11.4 mi
- Human Chess Board: 11.5 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 14
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 3.7 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 6.5 mi
- Streeter Beach: 13.1 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 16.1 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 13.3 mi
- Overlook: 13.9 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 15.8 mi
- Ice Fall: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Emerson Falls: 21.0 mi
- Cascades: 22.3 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Brooks Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | E 82° | 421 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | ENE 77° | 399 m | 7.2 mi |
| Crocker Hill | ENE 73° | 369 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ragged Hill | W 270° | 368 m | 7.4 mi |
| Elliott Hill | E 94° | 359 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cooper Hill | E 86° | 358 m | 6.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 58° | 355 m | 6.1 mi |
| Howe Hill | E 90° | 352 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29756262
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 4 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 10 mi
- South County · 12 mi
- Worcester · 12 mi
- Princeton · 14 mi
- Southbridge · 15 mi
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