Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Charles River Reservation
Charles River Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Dedham Town Green, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001-07-03
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.25357, -71.17406
- 0.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Dedham Town Green: 0.4 mi
- Churchill Park: 0.4 mi
- Gonzalez Field: 0.4 mi
- Barnes Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Carroll Pond Playground: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- The Castle: 0.7 mi
- Oakdale war memorial: 1.3 mi
- Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell: 2.5 mi
- Paul C. "Puzzy" Carter Marine PFC Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Bishop Riley: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Fairbanks House: 0.8 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 3.2 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 3.7 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 4.4 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Wigwam Pond Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Forested Wetlands: 1.1 mi
- Mother Brook Reservation: 1.3 mi
- Charles River Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Wilson Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Bearberry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.1 mi
- Bellevue Hill: 2.2 mi
- Monterey Hill: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- North Beach: 3.4 mi
- South Beach: 3.7 mi
- Powissett Beach: 3.9 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 4.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 5.2 mi
- Babson Globe: 5.5 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 5.6 mi
- Taino Mural: 5.7 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 3.9 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 4.3 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 4.4 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 4.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.6 mi
Attractions
- Martini Junction: 4.1 mi
- Path Continues: 4.2 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 4.7 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 5.2 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Breakneck Ledge: 4.4 mi
- The Alcove: 4.8 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 4.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.0 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 5.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 5.6 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.6 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 2.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 8.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 15.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.4 mi
- Boston Light: 15.4 mi
- Rainshed: 15.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 6.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Charles River Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SE 133° | 193 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hancock Hill | ESE 121° | 155 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buck Hill | ESE 118° | 151 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | ESE 123° | 140 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 243° | 134 m | 5.9 mi |
| Tucker Hill | ESE 122° | 133 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | SE 128° | 132 m | 4.4 mi |
| Houghton Hill | SE 126° | 129 m | 4.8 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 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29838679
Day trips start here
- Dedham · 1 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 3 mi
- Needham · 4 mi
- Norwood · 4 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 5 mi
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