Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Reimer Property
Reimer Property is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Coach Lane Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.20863, -71.21196
- 0.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 28.4 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 11 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Lookout Point · 15 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Coach Lane Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- LaSalle Road Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Mcfarland Cr (Clapboardtree St): 0.6 mi
- Mcfarland Cr: 0.6 mi
- Germany Brook Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Westwood Veterans' Park: 0.9 mi
- Buckmaster Pond Park: 0.9 mi
- Buckmaster Pond: 0.9 mi
- Richard B Murphy Square: 1.0 mi
- Shattuck Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Protectors of the American Way: 1.1 mi
- Morse Hill Veterans Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Oakdale war memorial: 3.7 mi
- The Castle: 3.8 mi
- Bradford Lewis Memorial: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Twin Pine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.3 mi
- Peaked Rock: 1.6 mi
- High Rock: 1.8 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 1.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 4.7 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 6.4 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 6.5 mi
Beaches
- South Beach: 2.2 mi
- North Beach: 2.2 mi
- Powissett Beach: 2.5 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 2.5 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Morse House: 2.6 mi
- Fairbanks House: 3.3 mi
- Peak House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 4.8 mi
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum: 4.8 mi
Attractions
- Foundation & Chimney: 4.4 mi
- Martini Junction: 4.7 mi
- Path Continues: 5.1 mi
- 2: 6.2 mi
- 1: 6.2 mi
Artworks
- Zullo Gallery: 5.0 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 5.5 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 6.0 mi
- Babson Globe: 6.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 51
- Breakneck Ledge: 5.7 mi
- The Alcove: 8.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Lower Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 9.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 9.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 9.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Westwood Rest Area: 2.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.4 mi
- Boston Light: 18.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 18.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 7.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 10.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Reimer Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | E 87° | 193 m | 5.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | S 181° | 163 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | E 84° | 155 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | E 84° | 140 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bluff Hill | S 182° | 138 m | 6.6 mi |
| Snow Hill | WNW 285° | 137 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cedar Hill | W 277° | 134 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tucker Hill | E 87° | 133 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 | 20:25 |
| 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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