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Margaret Robbins Mills Crooked Spring Brook Reservation

Margaret Robbins Mills Crooked Spring Brook Reservation from directly overhead

Margaret Robbins Mills Crooked Spring Brook Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Seavey Hill stands 142 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Hill Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.61719, -71.39312

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Strawberry Hill Field: 0.3 mi
  • Roberts Field: 0.8 mi
  • Highland Park: 1.5 mi
  • Vinal Square Common: 1.6 mi
  • Southwell Field Complex: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Gathering Rocks: 1.9 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 1.9 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 1.9 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 1.9 mi
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Gates Block Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Infinity garden: 6.5 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 7.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Beaches: 33
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Baby Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Windham Town Beach: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wamesit Falls: 4.9 mi
  • The Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 12.9 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 15.2 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Margaret Robbins Mills Crooked Spring Brook Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Seavey HillN 11°142 m6.7 mi
Prospect Hill (468')SW 222°135 m3.7 mi
Baralock HillW 276°132 m7.2 mi
Millstone HillW 270°127 m5.0 mi
Snake Meadow HillWSW 256°123 m4.3 mi
Robbins HillSSE 147°122 m2.6 mi
Sparks HillSW 215°120 m4.6 mi
Proctor HillSW 230°119 m6.8 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29776049

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