Massachusetts Gazetteer
Black Fly Brook is a physical feature (stream) in Middlesex County. The primary coordinates for Black Fly Brook places it within the MA 01474 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Black Fly Brook |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 2.2 mi. long; heads in the Town of Mason 0.6 mi. SW of Hurricane Hill, flows S and SW into the Town of Townsend, to enter Mason Brook 1 mi. WNW of Barker Hill |
| History: | Named for the black flies (family Simuliidae) found in abundance around the stream in May and June. |
| County: | Middlesex County |
| Latitude: | 42.705661 |
| Longitude: | -71.751408 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Black Fly Brook: Black Fly Brook.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Black Fly Brook does not include property ownership information.
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Townsend, MA
(3.6 miles SE) Greenville, NH (5.3 miles NW) Lunenburg, MA (7.9 miles S) Pepperell, MA (8.8 miles ESE) Fitchburg, MA (8.9 miles SSW) |
East Pepperell, MA
(9.5 miles ESE) Wilton, NH (9.6 miles N) Milford, NH (10.3 miles NNE) Groton, MA (11.1 miles SE) South Ashburnham, MA (11.6 miles SW) |
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West Townsend, MA
(1.9 miles SSE) Mason, NH (2.7 miles NNW) Ashby, MA (4.1 miles WSW) West Brookline, NH (4.3 miles ENE) South Village, MA (4.5 miles SW) |
South Brookline, NH
(4.5 miles E) Old City, MA (4.9 miles SSE) High Bridge, NH (4.9 miles NW) Brookline, NH (5.1 miles ENE) Bank, NH (5.3 miles NW) |
