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Hubbard Woods

Hubbard Woods from directly overhead

Hubbard Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is South Avenue Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.33637, -71.27588

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Hamilton Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pigeon Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Indian Springs Park: 1.1 mi
  • Yotz Field: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 1.6 mi
  • Richard Saivetz '69: 2.2 mi
  • Usen Castle: 2.4 mi
  • General Nathaniel P. Banks: 3.4 mi
  • War Memorial: 3.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Bob's Island: 2.1 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 3.0 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 3.1 mi
  • Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions
  • Elephant Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.2 mi
  • Piccadilly Square Chair: 4.2 mi
  • Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 4.5 mi
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites: 43
  • Picnic Site 9: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 43
  • Lunch Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 5.1 mi
  • The Alcove: 5.3 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 5.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Hubbard Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillNNE 17°135 m3.8 mi
Little ProspectNNE 18°133 m3.5 mi
Pegan HillSSW 194°125 m6.1 mi
Reeves HillW 279°122 m3.9 mi
Doublet HillN 6°108 m0.9 mi
Fullers HillN 11°105 m6.0 mi
Maugus HillS 169°101 m1.8 mi
Single Tree HillE 98°100 m6.4 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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830091

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