Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Hunnewell Woods
Hunnewell Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunnewell Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newton Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.35571, -71.17208
- 3.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 4.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hunnewell Playground: 0.1 mi
- Oak Square: 0.4 mi
- Hardiman Playground: 0.4 mi
- Burr Park: 0.5 mi
- Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Watertown Founders Monument: 0.8 mi
- Columbus Delta Monument: 1.0 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.3 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Joseph P. Golden Memorial: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds: 0.8 mi
- Edmund Fowle House: 1.0 mi
- Armenian Museum of America: 1.0 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Homestead and Museum: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Awtrey Dell: 0.9 mi
- Whitney Hill Park: 1.3 mi
- Euston Path Rock: 1.5 mi
- Old Deer Park Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Elgin Street Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Ida: 1.0 mi
- Waban Hill: 1.1 mi
- Whitney Hill: 1.4 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.5 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.4 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.6 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.1 mi
- Harvard Square: 3.0 mi
- 34: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 1.4 mi
- Evo: 1.7 mi
- Turtle: 1.8 mi
- Hamony Unity: 1.8 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.5 mi
- School Garden: 2.6 mi
- Wallach Garden: 2.9 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.6 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.9 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 7.8 mi
- Tenean Beach: 7.9 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 1.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 2.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 2.0 mi
- Lower Cliff: 2.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 11: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 4.7 mi
- Valley Shelter: 4.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 14.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.5 mi
- Rainshed: 14.5 mi
- Boston Light: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 5.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 7.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 13.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Hunnewell Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | WNW 299° | 135 m | 4.7 mi |
| Little Prospect | WNW 295° | 133 m | 4.7 mi |
| Doublet Hill | W 265° | 108 m | 5.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 359° | 107 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Independence | NNW 338° | 101 m | 5.6 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | SSE 156° | 100 m | 2.5 mi |
| Waban Hill | S 185° | 98 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Gilboa | N 354° | 95 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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