Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Kesseler Woods Conservation Area
Kesseler Woods Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Strawberry Hill stands 114 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Newton Conservation Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates42.30204, -71.16943
- 2.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 7.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Kesseler Woods Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Baldpate Meadow Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- D. Blakeley Hoar Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Hancock Woods: 0.5 mi
- Lost Pond Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Bald Pate Hill: 0.5 mi
- Walnut Hill: 0.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.9 mi
- Nonantum Hill: 1.3 mi
- Peaked Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Skyline Park: 0.6 mi
- Horace James Circle: 0.7 mi
- West Roxbury Parkway: 0.7 mi
- West Roxbury Parkway: 0.7 mi
- Brucewood St Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Longyear Museum: 1.6 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.9 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 2.1 mi
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 2.2 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Springhouse: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Parkman Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 2.5 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 2.3 mi
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 3.2 mi
- Taino Mural: 3.3 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 3.3 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.3 mi
- North Beach: 5.7 mi
- South Beach: 6.0 mi
- Powissett Beach: 6.1 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 6.2 mi
Attractions
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 2.3 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 2.4 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 2.5 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 2.9 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 3.5 mi
Gardens
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 2.6 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.8 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.8 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 3.0 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 46
- The Alcove: 1.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.7 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Oak Lea: 4.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 4.1 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 7.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 14.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.4 mi
- Boston Light: 14.4 mi
- Rainshed: 14.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 8.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Kesseler Woods Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Hill | SW 224° | 114 m | 6.4 mi |
| Doublet Hill | WNW 301° | 108 m | 6.2 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 212° | 104 m | 5.9 mi |
| Maugus Hill | W 276° | 101 m | 5.1 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | NNE 31° | 100 m | 1.7 mi |
| Waban Hill | N 355° | 98 m | 2.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | SSW 205° | 95 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SE 144° | 94 m | 2.2 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Brookline · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 3 mi
- Newton · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
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