Franklin Street Conservation Area
Franklin Street Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the west, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Street Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015-06-02
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Braintree Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Granite Street Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Sandman Electric Gift: 0.7 mi
- Town Brook Flood Control: 0.8 mi
- Flatley Property: 1.0 mi
- Farm River Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Sunset Lake Beach: 0.4 mi
- French's Common: 0.5 mi
- Dearing Park: 0.5 mi
- Furlong Park: 0.6 mi
- Daily Soccer Field: 0.7 mi
- Sacco & Vanzetti Victims: 0.8 mi
- Abagail Adams Cairn: 2.0 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Pastoral Center: 1.4 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 2.3 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 2.3 mi
- United First Parish Church: 3.1 mi
- USS Salem: 3.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.6 mi
- Whites Hill: 2.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.1 mi
- Wampatuck Hill: 2.2 mi
- Penns Hill: 2.2 mi
- Braintree Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Shrub Garden: 3.9 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 3.9 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 4.0 mi
- John Hancock: 3.1 mi
- Abigail Adams: 3.1 mi
- John Adams: 3.1 mi
- Constitution Common: 3.3 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 4.0 mi
- Smith Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 3.9 mi
- Back Beach: 4.0 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 4.1 mi
- Norton Road Beach: 4.2 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 3.3 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 3.3 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 3.5 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 4.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 7.6 mi
- Oak Lea: 7.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 10.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Boathouse: 10.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.5 mi
- Boston Light: 10.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 2.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.5 mi
- Haywardville: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Franklin Street Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | W 274° | 193 m | 5.1 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | WNW 293° | 156 m | 2.6 mi |
| Hancock Hill | W 280° | 155 m | 4.2 mi |
| Fenno Peak | WNW 294° | 151 m | 2.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | W 279° | 151 m | 3.1 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | WNW 299° | 145 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 4.4 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | WNW 297° | 133 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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