Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land
Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east-southeast, 5.8 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.23469, -71.22252
- 1.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 30.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 13 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Haslam Pond: 0.7 mi
- Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Hale Reservation: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Deerfield School Park: 0.6 mi
- Westwood Veterans' Park: 1.2 mi
- Buckmaster Pond Park: 1.9 mi
- Buckmaster Pond: 1.9 mi
- The School Street Playground: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- High Rock: 0.6 mi
- Cat Rock: 0.6 mi
- Fox Hill: 0.7 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.3 mi
- Twin Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
Beaches
- North Beach: 0.7 mi
- South Beach: 0.9 mi
- Powissett Beach: 1.2 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 1.3 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 6.2 mi
Gardens
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 2.5 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.5 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 4.6 mi
- Trial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- The Castle: 2.6 mi
- Protectors of the American Way: 3.0 mi
- Oakdale war memorial: 3.5 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Needham Armed Forces Memorial: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.7 mi
- Martini Junction: 2.9 mi
- Path Continues: 5.8 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 6.1 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 6.7 mi
Museums
- Fairbanks House: 2.9 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.6 mi
- Morse House: 4.4 mi
- Peak House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 5.0 mi
Artworks
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- Babson Globe: 4.8 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 5.3 mi
- Caterpillar: 6.3 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 42
- Breakneck Ledge: 6.3 mi
- The Alcove: 6.6 mi
- Upper Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Lower Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Westwood Rest Area: 3.5 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 11.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.4 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.1 mi
- Boston Light: 18.2 mi
- Rainshed: 18.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 8.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Rock Meadow Brook Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | ESE 106° | 193 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | E 100° | 155 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | E 101° | 140 m | 6.4 mi |
| Snow Hill | WSW 258° | 137 m | 3.4 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 243° | 134 m | 3.1 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | ESE 103° | 132 m | 6.1 mi |
| Houghton Hill | ESE 103° | 129 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pegan Hill | WNW 285° | 125 m | 4.3 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 | 15:31 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29742807
Day trips start here
- Dedham · 3 mi
- Needham · 3 mi
- Norwood · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 5 mi
- Medfield · 5 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 6 mi
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