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Massapoag Trail And Brook

Massapoag Trail And Brook from directly overhead

Massapoag Trail And Brook is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Saw Mill Pond Beaver Brook, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.13088, -71.16340

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
  • Deborah Sampson: 0.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.5 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 2.0 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.2 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 4.2 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Sharon Historic District: 0.9 mi
  • 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Beech Tree Park: 1.5 mi
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Federick H. Pye Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Robert J. Buckley Square: 2.0 mi
  • Martin G. Cohenno Sr. Square: 2.3 mi
  • George F. Evens Memorial: 2.3 mi
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.3 mi
  • 2: 8.2 mi
  • 1: 8.2 mi
Gardens
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
  • South Beach: 8.0 mi
  • North Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 52
Picnic sites: 39
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Massapoag Trail And Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE 24°193 m6.1 mi
Moose HillW 260°163 m2.6 mi
Chickatawbut HillNE 40°156 m8.2 mi
Hancock HillNNE 30°155 m7.0 mi
Buck HillNE 38°151 m7.3 mi
Fenno PeakNE 40°151 m8.2 mi
Nahanton HillNE 40°145 m8.5 mi
Hemenway HillNNE 28°140 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29742706

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