Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Three Brothers
Three Brothers is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 4.5 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harvard Conservation Trust
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.50471, -71.55012
- 10.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 26.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Three Brothers: 0.1 mi
- Eastern Greenway (North): 0.2 mi
- Muller Land: 0.3 mi
- Muller Land - HCT: 0.3 mi
- Cahill Conservation Restriction: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Oak Hill: 0.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pin Hill North: 1.8 mi
- Pin Hill South: 1.9 mi
- Patch Hill: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Colonial Herb Garden: 1.5 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.0 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 3.1 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 1.8 mi
- Shaker Stone Barn: 1.8 mi
- Brother's Shop: 1.8 mi
- Brother's Shop: 1.8 mi
- cellar hole: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Barber Land: 2.0 mi
- Town Beach: 2.0 mi
- Ryan Field: 2.2 mi
- Harvard Park: 2.4 mi
- Koerper Field: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 2.6 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 2.6 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 3.1 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 3.1 mi
- Forest Bells: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Fruitlands Museum: 3.1 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- West School Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Discovery Museum: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 5.8 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.6 mi
- Petting Zoo: 6.7 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.8 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 36
- Harvard Town Beach: 2.1 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 2.7 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 5.9 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Old Limestone Quarry: 8.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 12.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 10.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cascades: 13.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 15.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.4 mi
- The Falls: 17.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 8.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 20.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Three Brothers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | SW 228° | 192 m | 4.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 266° | 187 m | 0.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 4° | 187 m | 0.8 mi |
| Wataquadock Hill | SW 221° | 173 m | 6.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 268° | 171 m | 3.0 mi |
| Powder House Hill | SSW 210° | 162 m | 5.3 mi |
| Vaughn Hills | SW 228° | 158 m | 4.7 mi |
| Dean's Hill | W 269° | 157 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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