Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Peirce Hill
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Peirce Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31899, -71.29513
- 7.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 30.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peirce Hill: 0.0 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 0.6 mi
- Maugus Hill: 1.5 mi
- Doublet Hill: 2.3 mi
- Train Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Carisbrooke Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Ledges: 0.6 mi
- Boulder Brook Reservation: 0.7 mi
- Burt Field: 0.8 mi
- Devil's Slide: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Rockridge Pond: 0.6 mi
- Kelly Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Memorial Field: 0.9 mi
- Brown Park: 1.0 mi
- Sprague Field: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Elephant Rock: 0.7 mi
- Fairy Rock: 0.9 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 1.7 mi
- Martini Junction: 4.1 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 1.1 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 3.4 mi
- Richard Saivetz '69: 3.7 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 1.9 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 2.1 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.3 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 3.3 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 4.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 6.3 mi
- Powissett Beach: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- Babson Globe: 2.2 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 2.2 mi
- Caterpillar: 3.3 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 3.6 mi
- Light Of Reason: 3.6 mi
Gardens
- Wildflower Patch: 2.3 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 2.4 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 3.0 mi
- Bob's Island: 3.0 mi
- Teaching Herb Garden: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Site 9: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Lunch Wall: 5.9 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.1 mi
- The Alcove: 6.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 6.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.7 mi
- Rainshed: 20.7 mi
- Boston Light: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 11.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 12.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Peirce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NNE 24° | 135 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Prospect | NNE 24° | 133 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 186° | 125 m | 4.7 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WNW 303° | 122 m | 3.4 mi |
| Brush Hill | SW 225° | 121 m | 6.5 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSE 160° | 114 m | 6.1 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SSE 162° | 112 m | 6.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | S 179° | 111 m | 6.4 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 | 07:12 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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