Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Sandy Brook Conservation Area
Sandy Brook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Simonds Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.50265, -71.20532
- 3.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Simonds Park: 0.5 mi
- Burlington Town Common: 0.6 mi
- Burlington Sculpture Park: 0.7 mi
- Recreation Center Field: 0.8 mi
- Wildwood Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Burlington Public Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 3.6 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 3.7 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 3.8 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Marion Road Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Middlesex Turnpike Wellfields: 0.9 mi
- Longmeadow Brook Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Little Brook Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Rock Pond Brook Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Greenleaf Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Babylon Hill: 1.5 mi
- Babylon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Peach Orchard Hill: 1.6 mi
- Winn Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Awesome packard: 2.0 mi
- Bedford-Burlington boundary post: 2.0 mi
- Wilson Mill Monument: 2.1 mi
- stone foundation: 2.3 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 2.4 mi
- The Patriot: 3.7 mi
- Buddha Statue: 3.9 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 3.9 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 4.0 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard: 2.7 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.6 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 3.8 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.8 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 4.4 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.6 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 12.2 mi
- Revere Beach: 12.5 mi
Attractions
- RR Semaphore: 4.8 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 4.9 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 5.2 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 5.2 mi
- Whistle Post: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Bloody Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Crag 1: 7.8 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Skull Cliff: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 12.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.1 mi
- Rainshed: 20.1 mi
- Boston Light: 20.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 6.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 11.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 7.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 9.9 mi
- Newbury Falls: 22.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Sandy Brook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SSE 165° | 110 m | 4.3 mi |
| Loring Hill | SSW 200° | 109 m | 4.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | SSW 192° | 108 m | 3.6 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSE 158° | 107 m | 3.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 161° | 107 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSE 152° | 105 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fullers Hill | SSW 204° | 105 m | 6.1 mi |
| Robinson Hill | SSW 208° | 102 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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