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Joint Grass Brook Conservation Area

Joint Grass Brook Conservation Area from directly overhead

Joint Grass Brook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the south-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brook Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.68676, -71.49698

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
  • SkyVenture: 3.4 mi
  • Labyrinth: 4.8 mi
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 7.4 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 8.7 mi
Parks
  • Roby Park: 2.1 mi
  • Southwest Park: 2.2 mi
  • Main Dunstable Soccer Fields: 2.2 mi
  • Kirkpatrick Park: 2.7 mi
  • Shady Lane Park: 2.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Blodgett Garrison: 4.7 mi
  • Sobibor: 4.8 mi
  • Chelmno: 4.8 mi
  • Auschwitz: 4.8 mi
  • Treblinka: 4.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 48
Beaches: 29
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.9 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 14.2 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.1 mi
  • River Road Spring: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Joint Grass Brook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillSSW 213°157 m5.4 mi
Bush HillNE 54°152 m7.6 mi
Nissitissit HillsW 279°149 m3.8 mi
Mount LebanonWSW 245°149 m6.3 mi
Prospect HillSSW 204°149 m6.6 mi
Seavey HillENE 75°142 m6.7 mi
Brown LoafSSW 203°141 m6.0 mi
Shipley HillWSW 256°141 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867737164514030
Precip in3.03.14.13.93.64.23.63.74.14.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua Cwsu, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29777733

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