Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk
Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the west, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brookline Conservation Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32512, -71.12602
- 1.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 3 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Clark Playground: 0.2 mi
- Margaret E. Robinson Playground: 0.2 mi
- Green Hill Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Town Green: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Walnut Place Conservation Restriction: 0.3 mi
- Sargent Pond Conservation Restriction: 0.3 mi
- Friedman Park: 0.3 mi
- Cottage Street Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Parkman Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 0.7 mi
- Private First Class Dennis Conry Memorial Square: 0.9 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 1.2 mi
- Riverway Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 0.7 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 1.4 mi
- 34: 2.0 mi
- 26: 2.0 mi
- 45: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Fisher Hill: 0.8 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 0.8 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.1 mi
- Corey Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Walley: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- School Garden: 1.3 mi
- Egleston Community Orchard: 1.5 mi
- Mission Hill Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Taino Mural: 0.8 mi
- Beauty Master Mural: 0.8 mi
- Pimentel Market Mural: 1.0 mi
- Baker's Dream: 1.1 mi
- Reach: 1.1 mi
Museums
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 1.1 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 1.2 mi
- International Paper Museum: 1.2 mi
- Warren Anatomical Museum: 1.3 mi
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site: 1.5 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 3.9 mi
- Tenean Beach: 4.8 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 5.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 6.0 mi
- Orchard Beach: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Lower Cliff: 2.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 2.4 mi
- The Alcove: 2.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 2.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 2.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.3 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 7.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 3.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 12.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.0 mi
- Rainshed: 12.1 mi
- Boston Light: 12.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 10.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Sargent Beechwood Nature Walk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | W 264° | 100 m | 1.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 292° | 98 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSW 195° | 94 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bird's Hill | WSW 237° | 92 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSW 207° | 91 m | 1.3 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | WSW 242° | 90 m | 3.0 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 192° | 89 m | 1.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 282° | 86 m | 1.9 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 | 06:32 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 1 mi
- Brookline · 1 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 2 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 2 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 3 mi
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