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John W. Brown Cons. Area

John W. Brown Cons. Area from directly overhead

John W. Brown Cons. Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the south, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Common, a park 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1990

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13586, -72.20353

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Common: 0.9 mi
  • Town Common: 0.9 mi
  • Tyler Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
  • Warren Common: 5.4 mi
  • Cutter Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks
  • Steerage Rock: 1.2 mi
  • West Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Tower Hill: 1.4 mi
  • East Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Chamberlin Mountain: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 3.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.5 mi
Museums: 58
Artworks: 54
Gardens: 27
  • Small House Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Wilbraham Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascade: 13.4 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 21.4 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Cascades: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 10.2 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 23.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of John W. Brown Cons. Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burley HillS 182°396 m8.2 mi
Mount PisgahSSW 204°379 m4.4 mi
Steerage RockWNW 294°367 m1.2 mi
Colonels MountainNNW 348°362 m7.1 mi
Mount HitchcockSW 220°356 m4.5 mi
Coys HillN 358°356 m7.6 mi
Tupper HillSSW 206°352 m8.0 mi
Bear HillSSW 205°347 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4720:29
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1515:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465766716962504131
Precip in3.73.24.34.33.53.94.04.44.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29914686

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