Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cooke's Hollow
Cooke's Hollow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington Catholic High School Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.41859, -71.15201
- On the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Arlington Catholic High School Field: 0.1 mi
- Buzzell Field: 0.2 mi
- Whittemore Park: 0.2 mi
- Arlington Town Hall Park: 0.3 mi
- Arlington Center Memorial: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 0.2 mi
- Jason Russell House: 0.4 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 0.4 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 1.4 mi
- Griffin Museum at Digital Silver Imaging: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Central Street Historical District: 0.2 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 3.0 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.3 mi
- Harvard Square: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- My Boys: 0.3 mi
- Robbins Memorial Flagstaff: 0.3 mi
- Dog Statue: 1.2 mi
- Boston: 1.5 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Dallin's Menotomy Indian Hunter statue: 0.3 mi
- Arlington Civil War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Sagamore John Memorial / Native Burial Spot: 0.7 mi
- Pomp's Wall: 0.8 mi
- Bobby Mac Memorial: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Hill's Hill: 1.0 mi
- Brooks Estate: 1.2 mi
- Crusher Lot: 1.3 mi
- Turkey Hill Reservation: 1.5 mi
- Rindge St Conservation: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Turkey Hill: 1.4 mi
- Clarendon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.6 mi
- Andrews Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rock Hill: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Alex's Place: 1.9 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 1.9 mi
- Shawn Megan Memorial Garden: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 2.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.9 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
- Revere Beach: 8.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Crag 1: 4.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.6 mi
- Valley Shelter: 5.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 14.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.7 mi
- Rainshed: 14.8 mi
- Boston Light: 14.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 2.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 4.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 5.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.5 miles of Cooke's Hollow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | NW 315° | 110 m | 2.3 mi |
| Loring Hill | WNW 288° | 109 m | 4.5 mi |
| Granny Hill | NW 304° | 108 m | 4.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 312° | 107 m | 1.4 mi |
| Zion Hill | NNW 331° | 107 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 340° | 105 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Independence | WNW 285° | 101 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | WNW 293° | 95 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/169196245
Day trips start here
- Arlington · 0 mi
- Medford · 2 mi
- Somerville · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
- Cambridge · 4 mi
- Lexington · 4 mi
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