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Nichols Brook Watershed

Nichols Brook Watershed from directly overhead

Nichols Brook Watershed is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Burrill Hill stands 87 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Bishops Meadow Drainage, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.58985, -70.95628

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Nichols Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Putnam Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Dales Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Ferncroft Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Whipple Hill: 1.3 mi
Gardens
  • Community Gardens: 1.4 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
Parks
  • Training Field: 1.6 mi
  • Stone Street Playground: 1.8 mi
  • Danvers Square: 2.0 mi
  • Tapley Park: 2.1 mi
  • Plains Park: 2.2 mi
Attractions
  • Connors Farm: 1.7 mi
  • The Rockery: 3.7 mi
  • Salem Cat Museum: 5.3 mi
  • BlackCraft Haunt: 5.6 mi
  • Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Middleton Town Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Dane Street Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Collins Cove Beach: 5.6 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 47
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Table: 13.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 16.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.6 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Newbury Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 22.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Nichols Brook Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrill HillSSW 192°87 m7.1 mi
Mount GileadSSW 195°77 m7.1 mi
Mount HermonS 190°76 m6.6 mi
Aslebe HillWNW 290°76 m7.2 mi
Wills HillW 278°75 m3.5 mi
Great HillN 11°75 m4.0 mi
Bald HillNW 321°74 m4.3 mi
Witch HillN 2°70 m2.0 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690049

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