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Herring Brook

Herring Brook from directly overhead

Herring Brook is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Orleans Road / Herring Run, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 4.9 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70658, -69.98436

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Fisherman's Landing: 1.5 mi
  • Strong Island Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Hardings Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Forest Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Red River Beach: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Veterans' Park: 1.9 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 2.0 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lighthouse Park: 3.0 mi
  • Former Camp Wono: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Cannon Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Watch Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 2.9 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 3.9 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 4.4 mi
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 28
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 2.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 7.9 mi
  • rest area: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnick Area: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herring Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNW 324°165 m4.4 mi
Signal HillW 281°60 m10.4 mi
Clay HillW 266°58 m19.3 mi
Black Ball HillW 279°45 m10.7 mi
Mill HillN 350°41 m4.9 mi
The HighlandsN 350°41 m23.3 mi
Green HillN 352°38 m21.5 mi
Scorton HillW 273°35 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0415:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29848829

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