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Blue Hill Vista

Blue Hill Vista from directly overhead

Blue Hill Vista is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gables Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1967
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.20933, -71.15570

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gables Park: 0.1 mi
  • University Station Park: 0.2 mi
  • University Station Park: 0.3 mi
  • Paul Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ellis Playground: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Everett Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Wyman Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Little Blue Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Formal Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Flower Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 6.4 mi
Museums
  • Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Fairbanks House: 2.4 mi
  • Morse House: 3.8 mi
  • Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Sharon Historical Society: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Oakdale war memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Protectors of the American Way: 2.5 mi
  • Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell: 2.7 mi
  • Paul C. "Puzzy" Carter Marine PFC Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Bishop Riley: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.3 mi
  • Pastoral Center: 5.9 mi
  • Martini Junction: 6.4 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 6.5 mi
  • Goat: 7.4 mi
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 3.5 mi
  • North Beach: 4.5 mi
  • South Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 5.0 mi
Artworks
  • TOOTHY!!!: 5.6 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 5.9 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 6.4 mi
  • Own Your Peace Sculpture: 6.6 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 39
  • Nature's Pavilion: 7.3 mi
  • Oak Lea: 7.4 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 7.5 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 0.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 11.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Blue Hill Vista. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillE 85°193 m2.1 mi
Chickatawbut HillE 79°156 m4.9 mi
Hancock HillE 79°155 m3.1 mi
Buck HillE 85°151 m4.1 mi
Fenno PeakE 80°151 m5.0 mi
Nahanton HillENE 78°145 m5.2 mi
Hemenway HillENE 78°140 m2.9 mi
Cedar HillW 273°134 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830639

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