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Centennial Reservation

Centennial Reservation from directly overhead

Centennial Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Maugus Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Wellesley
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.30817, -71.26464

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Phillips Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sawyer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ollie Turner Park: 0.6 mi
  • Elm Park: 0.6 mi
  • Babson Centennial Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Wildflower Patch: 1.0 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 1.1 mi
  • Bob's Island: 1.9 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 3.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Elephant Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 2.3 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 2.4 mi
  • Martini Junction: 2.7 mi
  • Foundation & Chimney: 3.5 mi
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 5.2 mi
  • North Beach: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 44
  • Lunch Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.6 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.7 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.7 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Site 9: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 5.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Centennial Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillSSW 192°137 m5.9 mi
Prospect HillN 6°135 m5.6 mi
Little ProspectN 5°133 m5.3 mi
Pegan HillSSW 207°125 m4.4 mi
Reeves HillWNW 300°122 m5.1 mi
Strawberry HillS 174°114 m5.1 mi
Powissett PeakS 175°112 m5.5 mi
Oak HillSSW 194°111 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/384442160

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