Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Brown
Brown is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Prospect Hill stands 77 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaskins Reservation, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway runs past it.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977-12-30
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.66325, -70.83795
- On the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 14.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Independence Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Rock · 6 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 7 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gaskins Reservation: 0.1 mi
- Bird Pasture: 0.5 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Julia Bird Reservation: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Giles Firman Park: 0.7 mi
- Father Ryc Park: 0.7 mi
- Raymond Fields: 0.8 mi
- Sally's Pond: 0.9 mi
- Pony Express Farm Athletic Fields: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Ipswich Museum: 1.0 mi
- Essex Shipbuilding Museum: 3.6 mi
- Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum: 3.7 mi
- Wenham Museum: 4.8 mi
- Future Home of the Massachusetts Air and Space Museum: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Heartbreak Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bush Hill: 1.3 mi
- Timber Hill: 1.3 mi
- Scott Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Pigeon Hill Pinnacle: 1.7 mi
- Robert Weatherall Dedication Plaque: 1.8 mi
- The Round Point: 2.1 mi
- Masconomet Burial Site: 2.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Corn Maze: 3.1 mi
- The Rockery: 4.6 mi
- Connors Farm: 6.2 mi
- Tablet Rock: 9.1 mi
- 17: 9.4 mi
Gardens
- Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.3 mi
- Cold Frames: 3.4 mi
- Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Bushee Garden: 7.2 mi
Beaches
- Steep Hill Beach: 3.3 mi
- Clark Beach: 3.6 mi
- Ipswich Bar: 3.9 mi
- Stoney Point: 4.1 mi
- Crane Beach: 4.6 mi
Artworks
- Fishermen's Wives Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Fitz Hugh Lane: 9.7 mi
- Sparrows: 9.7 mi
- Clyde: 9.8 mi
- Eclipse: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Great Neck: 3.3 mi
- Gregory Island: 3.6 mi
- Coastal Bank Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Bar Head Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Town Head: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 20
- Ten Pound Island Light: 9.7 mi
- Front Range Light: 10.3 mi
- Ramp: 13.3 mi
- Boathouse: 13.3 mi
- Utility Building: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Newbury Falls: 7.6 mi
- Hampton Falls: 17.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.3 mi
- Great Falls: 22.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Table: 19.1 mi
- North Grove Catering: 22.9 mi
- Cowbell Corner Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Rail Spring: 7.1 mi
- Lion's Spring: 14.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 20.8 mi
- Jailhouse Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dogtown: 9.2 mi
- Haywardville: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Brown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NW 316° | 77 m | 3.9 mi |
| Great Hill | WSW 258° | 75 m | 5.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 314° | 74 m | 1.9 mi |
| Turner Hill | W 275° | 70 m | 2.6 mi |
| Town Hill | WSW 254° | 65 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blueberry Hill | WSW 256° | 64 m | 3.3 mi |
| Morse Hill | SE 137° | 62 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bush Hill | NW 304° | 61 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:27 | 16:13 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690184
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- Ipswich · 1 mi
- Hamilton · 2 mi
- Essex · 4 mi
- North Shore · 5 mi
- Topsfield · 6 mi
- Manchester · 7 mi
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