Upper Vine Brook Conservation Area
Upper Vine Brook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Munroe Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 29 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Munroe Hill: 0.4 mi
- Loring Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Independence: 0.7 mi
- Turners Hill: 0.9 mi
- Belfry Hill: 0.9 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.5 mi
- Antony Park Public Garden: 0.7 mi
- Tower Park: 0.7 mi
- Munroe Park: 0.7 mi
- Muzzey Field: 0.7 mi
- The Minute Man: 0.5 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 0.5 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 1.0 mi
- watering trough: 1.1 mi
- Dog Statue: 2.9 mi
- Dunback Meadow Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Vyne Brook Village: 0.6 mi
- Brown Homestead: 0.8 mi
- Lexington Conservation Commission: 1.0 mi
- Hastings Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 0.6 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 0.6 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 1.0 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 2.5 mi
- Cary Coovert: 0.7 mi
- The "Something Is Being Done" Monument: 1.0 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 1.0 mi
- Old foundation: 1.0 mi
- The Revolutionary Monument: 1.0 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 0.9 mi
- vernal pool: 2.1 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 2.9 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 3.7 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 3.7 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.0 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 4.5 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 4.8 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 4.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 9.2 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 10.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Crag 1: 7.5 mi
- Lunch Wall: 7.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 3.5 mi
- Valley Shelter: 3.7 mi
- Boathouse: 18.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.6 mi
- Rainshed: 18.6 mi
- Boston Light: 18.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 6.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 13.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.1 mi
- Haywardville: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Upper Vine Brook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSW 204° | 135 m | 3.5 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSW 204° | 133 m | 3.8 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ENE 77° | 110 m | 2.2 mi |
| Loring Hill | WNW 294° | 109 m | 0.6 mi |
| Granny Hill | NNE 11° | 108 m | 1.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 94° | 107 m | 2.7 mi |
| Zion Hill | ENE 59° | 107 m | 2.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 272° | 106 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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