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Germany Brook Conservation Land

Germany Brook Conservation Land from directly overhead

Germany Brook Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is LaSalle Road Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1974

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.19896, -71.22209

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Richard B Murphy Square: 0.6 mi
  • Buckmaster Pond Park: 0.7 mi
  • Buckmaster Pond: 0.7 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bond Street Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Beaches
  • South Beach: 2.5 mi
  • North Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 4.6 mi
  • Martini Junction: 5.2 mi
  • 2: 5.4 mi
  • 1: 5.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 51
  • Breakneck Ledge: 6.3 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 8.6 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 8.9 mi
  • The Alcove: 8.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Nature's Pavilion: 9.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.9 mi
  • Oak Lea: 10.0 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 10.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 3.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 13.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Germany Brook Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillE 81°193 m5.6 mi
Moose HillS 175°163 m5.2 mi
Hancock HillENE 78°155 m6.6 mi
Hemenway HillENE 78°140 m6.4 mi
Bluff HillS 177°138 m5.9 mi
Snow HillWNW 297°137 m3.8 mi
Cedar HillWNW 291°134 m3.0 mi
Tucker HillE 82°133 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29860897

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