Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Eastbrook Farmlands
Eastbrook Farmlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Nebo, a peak 0.7 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.29293, -71.55342
- 15.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Nebo: 0.7 mi
- Fairview Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Vickery: 1.2 mi
- Newtons Hill: 1.5 mi
- Wolfpen Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Triangle Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Windmere Drive: 1.1 mi
- Wolf Pen Pasture: 1.3 mi
- Bigelow Wildlife Refuge: 1.5 mi
- Cr #8: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Southborough Town Pound: 1.4 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 1.9 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 6.6 mi
Artworks
- horseshoe sculpture: 1.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 4.8 mi
- Stegosaurus: 7.2 mi
- Fireball: 7.3 mi
Parks
- George Mooney Park: 1.6 mi
- Highland Park: 2.2 mi
- Highland Park: 2.2 mi
- Highland Park: 2.3 mi
- Highland Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 1.8 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 1.8 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 3.7 mi
- John Brown Bell: 3.8 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 4.7 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 5.3 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 8.3 mi
- Petting Zoo: 8.4 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 8.5 mi
Museums
- Danforth Art: 6.0 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Redstone School: 6.2 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 7.0 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Site 9: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 35
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 2.9 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 3.1 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 3.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Falling Rock Ridge: 6.5 mi
- Condo Rock: 8.6 mi
- The Wall: 8.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 25.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 21.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascades: 22.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Eastbrook Farmlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | SW 226° | 212 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sligo Hill | NNW 348° | 172 m | 3.8 mi |
| Boston Hill | WSW 257° | 172 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | S 190° | 170 m | 6.1 mi |
| Newtons Hill | WSW 246° | 166 m | 1.5 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | N 356° | 164 m | 3.3 mi |
| Jericho Hill | NNW 348° | 161 m | 2.5 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | N 2° | 161 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29778713
Day trips start here
- Boroughs · 1 mi
- Marlborough · 4 mi
- Ashland · 5 mi
- Framingham · 7 mi
- Hudson · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
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