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Brooksby Farm

Brooksby Farm from directly overhead

Brooksby Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pleasant, a peak 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.54447, -70.96428

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Pleasant: 0.2 mi
  • Buxton Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Whipple Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Fox Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Lindall Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lalikos Park: 0.5 mi
  • Tapley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Forest Street Park: 1.3 mi
  • Stone Street Playground: 1.4 mi
  • Scouting Woods Disc Golf Course: 1.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 4.4 mi
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
Attractions
  • Salem Cat Museum: 3.1 mi
  • Echo Rock: 3.7 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 3.8 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 3.9 mi
  • Bell: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Beaches
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 14.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 17.7 mi
  • Oak Lea: 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 7
  • Commissioners Landing: 14.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.5 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Quarry Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Rail Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Brooksby Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockSW 227°87.2 m5.6 mi
Burrill HillSSW 196°87 m3.9 mi
Crow HillSW 226°82.9 m5.5 mi
Mount GileadSSW 202°77 m4.0 mi
Mount HermonSSW 192°76 m3.4 mi
Wills HillNW 320°75 m4.7 mi
Rocky HillSW 220°74.4 m5.6 mi
Mount MoriahSSW 202°74 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29694233

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