Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rosemary Lake
Rosemary Lake is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Needham World War I Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.28692, -71.24043
- 4.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Needham World War I Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Needham's Fallen Brave Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Thomas McGuiness Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Needham Korean War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Needham 9/11 Tree of Life: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Sweet Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Needham Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Town Hall Common: 0.5 mi
- Needham Town Hall Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Needham Heights Common: 0.5 mi
- Greene's Field: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 0.4 mi
- Babson Globe: 1.4 mi
- Caterpillar: 2.7 mi
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 4.9 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- North Hill: 0.7 mi
- High Rock: 1.3 mi
- Bird's Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ridge Hill: 1.7 mi
- Maugus Hill: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Needham History Center & Museum: 0.8 mi
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 3.5 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 4.6 mi
- Fairbanks House: 4.8 mi
- Longyear Museum: 4.8 mi
Attractions
- Martini Junction: 1.2 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 2.4 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.5 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 3.8 mi
- Fairy Rock: 4.0 mi
Gardens
- Wildflower Patch: 1.2 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 1.3 mi
- Bob's Island: 2.7 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 2.7 mi
- Trial Garden: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- North Beach: 3.5 mi
- Powissett Beach: 3.7 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 3.7 mi
- South Beach: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 42
- The Alcove: 4.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 4.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Site 9: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.1 mi
- Boston Light: 18.1 mi
- Rainshed: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 10.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Rosemary Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | SSW 210° | 137 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSW 200° | 134 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pegan Hill | SW 233° | 125 m | 4.1 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSW 192° | 114 m | 3.6 mi |
| Powissett Peak | S 191° | 112 m | 4.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | SSW 212° | 111 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mine Hill | SSW 204° | 111 m | 5.8 mi |
| Noanet Peak | SSW 200° | 110 m | 3.8 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: 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29861589
Day trips start here
- Needham · 0 mi
- Wellesley · 3 mi
- Newton · 4 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 5 mi
- Dedham · 5 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 6 mi
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