Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Twin Brooks Conservation Restriction
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Twin Brooks Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 13 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001-07-12
How to reach it
Coordinates42.02619, -71.15267
- 7.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 18.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 21.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 7 mi
- Lookout Point · 8 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Twin Brooks Conservation Restriction: 0.0 mi
- Twin Brooks Conservation Restriction: 0.1 mi
- Poquanticut Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Poquanticut Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Poquanticut Management Area: 0.4 mi
Parks
- New Pond Dam: 0.7 mi
- Edwin A. Keach Park: 0.9 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.9 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- The Old Bay Road: 2.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.9 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Robsinson Park: 3.4 mi
- In Honor of Robert C. Libbey: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Ames Boulder: 2.5 mi
- Old Shed: 3.1 mi
- Old Shed: 3.1 mi
- King Philip Rock: 3.9 mi
- Path Continues: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum Easton: 3.8 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 7.3 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 8.7 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 8.8 mi
Artworks
- Oliver Ames: 3.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.0 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 7.0 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 7.3 mi
- Tom Brady: 7.3 mi
Peaks
- Cow Hill: 4.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 4.5 mi
- Foolish Hill: 4.5 mi
- Stonehouse Hill: 4.7 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 5.1 mi
- Julia's Garden: 8.5 mi
- Big A Hedge: 8.7 mi
- Katie's Garden: 9.6 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 9.6 mi
Beaches
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 9.7 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 9.8 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 10.8 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 45
- King Philip Cave: 3.7 mi
- King Philip Rock: 3.9 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 13.6 mi
- The Shield: 15.3 mi
- S Wall: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Oak Grove: 2.5 mi
- 12: 8.4 mi
- 11: 8.4 mi
- 8: 8.4 mi
- 10: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 11
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 7.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.8 mi
- Boston Light: 24.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 13.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Twin Brooks Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | N 9° | 193 m | 13.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNW 335° | 163 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NNW 332° | 138 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bucks Hill | W 272° | 137 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | N 10° | 132 m | 13.2 mi |
| Houghton Hill | NNE 12° | 129 m | 13.2 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 290° | 127 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | WNW 284° | 126 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:32 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29897813
Day trips start here
- Bristol-Norfolk · 3 mi
- Mansfield · 3 mi
- Foxborough · 6 mi
- Sharon · 7 mi
- Stoughton · 7 mi
- Brockton · 8 mi
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