Idlewild Brook

Idlewild Brook is a stream in Essex, Massachusetts. Idlewild Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Asbury Grove, as well as near the village Wenham.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Averills Island and Community House.

Averills Island

Island

The islands of Massachusetts range from barren, almost completely submerged rocks in Massachusetts Bay to the large, famous and heavily visited Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

Community House

Community center

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Community House at 284 Bay Road in Hamilton, Massachusetts is a historic social and civic community building serving the towns of Hamilton and Wenham. Community House is situated 2 miles southeast of Idlewild Brook.

Hamilton/Wenham station

Railway stop

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Hamilton/Wenham station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Hamilton and Wenham, Massachusetts. It serves the Newburyport Branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line and is located just south of the intersection of Bay Road and Walnut Road, straddling the Hamilton–Wenham town line, with the southern end of the platform geographically in Wenham. Hamilton/Wenham station is situated 2 miles southeast of Idlewild Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asbury Grove and South Hamilton.

Asbury Grove

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Asbury Grove, located in Hamilton, Massachusetts, was formed during the camp meeting religious movement popular in the mid-19th century. Originally set on seventy-five acres of land, the camp was founded by the Methodist church in 1857.

South Hamilton

Village

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South Hamilton is a postal address assigned to ZIP code 01982 by the Postal Service and is part of the town of Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. South Hamilton is situated 2 miles southeast of Idlewild Brook.

Topsfield

Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,569 at the 2020 census. Topsfield is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfield.

Idlewild Brook

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.63065° or 42° 37′ 50″ north

Longitude

-70.90644° or 70° 54′ 23″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87JFJ3JV+7C

GeoNames ID

4940225

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Satellite Map

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