Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Mother Brook Reservation
Mother Brook Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southeast, 2.6 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.24473, -71.14022
- 1.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mother Brook Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Mother Brook Reservation: 0.4 mi
- Mother Brook Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Stony Brook Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Stony Brook Reservation: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Neponset Valley Parkway: 0.3 mi
- Reservation Road Park: 0.7 mi
- William B. Gould Park: 0.7 mi
- Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell Park: 0.7 mi
- Stonehill Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell: 0.7 mi
- Paul C. "Puzzy" Carter Marine PFC Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Oakdale war memorial: 0.8 mi
- Bishop Riley: 1.1 mi
- The Castle: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Bald Knob: 0.7 mi
- Mount Ararat: 1.0 mi
- Bearberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Monterey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Brush Hill: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Fairbanks House: 1.4 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 2.1 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 3.0 mi
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 4.1 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 4.5 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 2.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.3 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 3.3 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 3.9 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Path Continues: 2.6 mi
- Goat: 4.9 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 4.9 mi
- Wildebeest: 4.9 mi
- Emu: 4.9 mi
Beaches
- Fishermans Beach: 4.6 mi
- North Beach: 4.9 mi
- South Beach: 5.1 mi
- Powissett Beach: 5.4 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 5.6 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 4.8 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 5.5 mi
- Taino Mural: 5.5 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 5.6 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Breakneck Ledge: 2.6 mi
- The Shield: 5.3 mi
- J Wall: 5.4 mi
- K Wall: 5.4 mi
- L Wall: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.8 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 8.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 14.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.0 mi
- Boston Light: 14.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 4.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 7.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Mother Brook Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SSE 150° | 193 m | 2.6 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | ESE 111° | 156 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SE 129° | 155 m | 2.9 mi |
| Buck Hill | ESE 122° | 151 m | 3.9 mi |
| Fenno Peak | ESE 111° | 151 m | 4.4 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | ESE 108° | 145 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SE 132° | 140 m | 2.8 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SE 128° | 133 m | 3.5 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 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818744
Day trips start here
- Dedham · 1 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 3 mi
- Milton · 4 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 5 mi
- Needham · 5 mi
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