- Elevation, modelled
- 42 m
- Tallest summit within 6.8 miles
- Nobscot Hill183 m · 2.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway9.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3283, -71.3978
Getchell Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 42 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-northwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Danforth Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Getchell Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | WNW 295° | 183 m | 2.9 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | W 273° | 153 m | 4.3 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | WNW 292° | 152 m | 3.2 mi |
| Farm Hill | W 279° | 139 m | 6.7 mi |
| Juniper Hill | WNW 282° | 136 m | 3.0 mi |
| Wildcat Hill | SW 232° | 132 m | 5.8 mi |
| Clear Hill | W 261° | 132 m | 6.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 243° | 130 m | 6.1 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 12.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 24.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Danforth Park: 0.3 mi
- Costanza Park: 0.3 mi
- Saxonville Beach: 0.7 mi
- Eric Schwartz Ballfield: 0.9 mi
- Reardon Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Cockell Island: 1.1 mi
- Fountain Development: 1.1 mi
- Woodfield Playground: 1.5 mi
- Dudley Woods: 1.6 mi
- Catherine Road: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Fireball: 1.7 mi
- Hidden Valley: 1.8 mi
- Stegosaurus: 1.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.6 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Indian Head Hill: 1.8 mi
- Overthrough Hill: 2.1 mi
- Tom Hill: 2.3 mi
- Drury Hill: 2.4 mi
- Reeves Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.2 mi
- World War II Peace Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 2.7 mi
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Framingham Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Danforth Art: 2.6 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 3.4 mi
- Redstone School: 4.3 mi
- Knight Hall: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Learned Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 4.2 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 4.7 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 7.5 mi
Gardens
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 3.1 mi
- Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 5.9 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 5.9 mi
- Teaching Herb Garden: 5.9 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- Fairy Rock: 4.6 mi
- Elephant Rock: 4.6 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 5.1 mi
- Ponyhenge: 6.1 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Falling Rock Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 11.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Site 9: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 16.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 16.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 18.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 4 mi away.
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