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Nichols Brook Land

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Nichols Brook Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the south, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is 136R North St., a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59517, -70.96014

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nichols Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Ferncroft Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Putnam Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Rea Farm Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Dales Hill: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 1.6 mi
  • The Rockery: 3.5 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 5.7 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 6.0 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
Parks
  • Training Field: 1.9 mi
  • Thunder Bridge Park: 2.2 mi
  • Stone Street Playground: 2.2 mi
  • Peabody Street Landing: 2.3 mi
  • Danvers Square: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Middleton Town Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Collins Cove Beach: 6.0 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 47
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Table: 13.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 20.3 mi
  • North Grove Catering: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.3 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Newbury Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 22.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Nichols Brook Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillS 190°87 m7.4 mi
Aslebe HillWNW 287°76 m6.9 mi
Mount HermonS 188°76 m6.9 mi
Wills HillW 272°75 m3.2 mi
Great HillNNE 15°75 m3.7 mi
Bald HillNW 320°74 m3.9 mi
Witch HillN 9°70 m1.6 mi
Waldens HillSW 217°70 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037475766727163524334
Precip in3.22.94.24.33.43.83.53.33.64.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beverly Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691313

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