Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Hopping Brook
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Hopping Brook is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Pratt Hill stands 181 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.17063, -71.46164
- 11.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 20.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 12 mi
- Lookout Point · 14 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hopping Brook: 0.1 mi
- Hopping Brook: 0.1 mi
- Hopping Brook: 0.1 mi
- Hopping Brook: 0.2 mi
- Hopping Brook: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Chattering Rock: 1.3 mi
- Teetering Rock: 1.7 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 5.0 mi
- 16: 6.8 mi
- 15: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
- Old Foundation: 1.3 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 2.0 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 6.0 mi
- War veterans memorial: 6.2 mi
Parks
- Idylbrook Park: 1.3 mi
- Teeter Totter: 2.1 mi
- NEMBA Land: 2.1 mi
- Choate Park: 2.2 mi
- Choate Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Miller Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Woods Range: 2.1 mi
- College Rock: 2.5 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 2.7 mi
- Connelly Hill: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Statue: 3.8 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 4.9 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 8.1 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 9.9 mi
Museums
- National Park Lowe Mill: 4.9 mi
- Niagara Hall: 5.1 mi
- Franklin Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Knight Hall: 7.2 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 8.0 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 8.5 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 9.2 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 10.1 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 10.7 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 44
- Pleasure Point: 2.3 mi
- Stoddard Park: 2.5 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 6.5 mi
- Chilson Beach: 6.5 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- 36: 13.9 mi
- 1: 13.9 mi
- 35: 13.9 mi
- 16-34: 13.9 mi
- 15: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 36
- The Wall: 1.8 mi
- Condo Rock: 2.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 12.1 mi
- King Philip Cave: 15.7 mi
- King Philip Rock: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 15.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 20.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascade Brook Falls: 20.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Hopping Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt Hill | W 276° | 181 m | 7.9 mi |
| Misoe Hill | WSW 244° | 180 m | 6.8 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | WNW 283° | 174 m | 5.2 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | WSW 255° | 171 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 293° | 170 m | 6.3 mi |
| Christian Hill | W 273° | 160 m | 5.9 mi |
| Saddle Hill | NW 324° | 158 m | 6.8 mi |
| Pond Hill | SW 231° | 156 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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