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Furnace Brook Watershed

Furnace Brook Watershed from directly overhead

Furnace Brook Watershed is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Well Site, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 24 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10752, -70.72905

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • South River Park: 1.2 mi
  • Dandelion Park: 1.6 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.0 mi
  • Kent Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 1.2 mi
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 4.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Caesar: 6.4 mi
Peaks
  • Carolina Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Pudding Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Tea Rock Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Myles Standish Legs: 8.7 mi
  • Cupid's Kiss Statue: 10.7 mi
  • The Bell: 10.7 mi
  • Pilgrim Mother Statue: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 58
Cliffs: 34
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 12.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 18.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 2.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 2.8 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 12.3 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.3 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Furnace Brook Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monks HillS 178°83 m10.1 mi
Carolina HillN 0°77 m1.2 mi
Prospect HillNW 312°72 m8.8 mi
Judges HillNW 321°71 m7.5 mi
Mount BlueNW 318°66 m7.5 mi
Black Pond HillNW 322°64 m6.4 mi
Telegraph HillENE 72°61 m1.8 mi
Marshfield HillsNW 321°58 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29694243

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