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Hubbell Preserve

Hubbell Preserve from directly overhead

Hubbell Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tibbets Marsh Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Scituate Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.22999, -70.77601

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Hoop Pole Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Beacon Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Kent Rocks: 1.0 mi
  • Mann Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Booth Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Parks
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Norman M. Todd Park: 1.1 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 1.2 mi
  • Egypt Park: 1.4 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 1.6 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 3.7 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 5.8 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 7.1 mi
  • Herring Run: 7.8 mi
  • House Rock: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 44
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 12.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 16.8 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 7.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 7.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Hubbell Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 162°77 m7.6 mi
Prospect HillWSW 238°72 m4.9 mi
Judges HillSW 221°71 m3.5 mi
Mount BlueSW 222°66 m3.9 mi
Black Pond HillSSW 204°64 m3.7 mi
Otis HillSW 215°58 m4.3 mi
Paradise HillSSW 202°58 m5.0 mi
Marshfield HillsS 172°58 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691180

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