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Brues Woods

Brues Woods from directly overhead

Brues Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pendleton Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38792, -71.40214

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Artworks
Parks
  • Sudbury Center Historic District: 0.7 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
  • Feeley Field: 2.2 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 2.3 mi
  • Haskell Field: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 0.9 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 0.9 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.4 mi
  • Wayland Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Bent Ice House: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.8 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 3.7 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 3.8 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 3.8 mi
  • Emerson's Cliff: 4.7 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 41
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 8: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Cascades: 23.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Brues Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSW 220°183 m3.8 mi
Gibbs MountainSW 227°153 m5.7 mi
Doeskin HillSW 224°152 m4.0 mi
Spoon HillWSW 256°146 m6.4 mi
Juniper HillSW 218°136 m4.4 mi
Marble HillWNW 302°126 m7.0 mi
Tippling RockSW 223°125 m3.0 mi
Indian Head HillWSW 241°123 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29768617

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