Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Roslindale Wetlands
Roslindale Wetlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Weld Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Boston Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.29324, -71.13238
- 0.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Weld Hill: 0.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 0.2 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 0.6 mi
- Peaked Hill: 0.7 mi
- Green Hill: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Fallon Field: 0.4 mi
- Savage Mini Park: 0.4 mi
- Irving W. Adams Park: 0.5 mi
- Healy Playground: 0.6 mi
- Pagel Playground: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 0.4 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.2 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 1.4 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 2.6 mi
- Longyear Museum: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Springhouse: 0.5 mi
- Ghost Bike for Joseph Lee Alan Pielmeier: 1.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 1.4 mi
- Parkman Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 0.9 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 1.1 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 1.1 mi
- Minton Stable Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hancock Woods: 1.5 mi
- Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild: 1.6 mi
- D. Blakeley Hoar Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
- Cottage Street Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 1.7 mi
- Taino Mural: 2.2 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 2.3 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 2.4 mi
- Reach: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 1.8 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 2.1 mi
- Andean Condor: 2.2 mi
- Emu: 2.3 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.2 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.6 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 6.1 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 6.2 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 47
- The Alcove: 3.0 mi
- Upper Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Lower Cliff: 3.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 3.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Oak Lea: 2.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 5.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 21.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.6 mi
- Boston Light: 12.6 mi
- Rainshed: 12.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 6.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Roslindale Wetlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | S 171° | 193 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hancock Hill | SSE 160° | 155 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | SSE 162° | 140 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tucker Hill | SSE 157° | 133 m | 6.0 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | SSE 167° | 132 m | 5.6 mi |
| Houghton Hill | SSE 162° | 129 m | 5.8 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | NNW 334° | 100 m | 2.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | NNW 326° | 98 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 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1329885161
Day trips start here
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 1 mi
- Eastern Massachusetts · 1 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
- Brookline · 3 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 4 mi
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