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Brookside Place Conservation Area

Brookside Place Conservation Area from directly overhead

Brookside Place Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Scarlet Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60525, -71.54917

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens: 60
  • Katie's Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 5.1 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 7.4 mi
Parks
  • Hanson Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Legion Field: 1.4 mi
  • Mountain Lakes Club Field: 1.4 mi
  • Rooftop Boat Access: 2.7 mi
  • Yapp Hay Field: 2.8 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 6.6 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 8.4 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 8.4 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Swimming Hole: 5.9 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 10
  • The Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Cascades: 13.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 7.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillS 180°187 m6.2 mi
Hunting HillW 269°158 m6.0 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 347°157 m1.1 mi
Prospect HillSSW 192°149 m0.4 mi
Mount LebanonNW 314°149 m4.2 mi
Nissitissit HillsN 350°149 m6.3 mi
Brown LoafE 79°141 m0.3 mi
Benjamin HillWSW 237°141 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867737164514030
Precip in3.03.14.13.93.64.23.63.74.14.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua Cwsu, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29761839

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