Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Seavey Conservation Land
Seavey Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Peaked Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.21276, -71.24264
- 2.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 28.2 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
Peaks
- Peaked Rock: 0.0 mi
- Pheasant Hill: 0.5 mi
- Twin Pine Hill: 0.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.9 mi
- Nimrod's Rock: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Mill Brook Reservation: 0.2 mi
- Sen Ki: 0.3 mi
- Crouse Sisters: 0.5 mi
- The Pitts Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Blue Hill Girl Scout Land: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Pheasant Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Buckmaster Pond: 0.8 mi
- Buckmaster Pond Park: 0.8 mi
- Westwood Veterans' Park: 1.0 mi
- Deerfield School Park: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 1.0 mi
- Trial Garden: 5.3 mi
- Shade Garden: 5.4 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 5.4 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 5.4 mi
Beaches
- South Beach: 1.4 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 1.5 mi
- Powissett Beach: 1.5 mi
- North Beach: 1.6 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- Protectors of the American Way: 2.5 mi
- Morse Hill Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Bradford Lewis Memorial: 4.1 mi
- The Castle: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Peak House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Morse House: 3.3 mi
- Lowell Mason Museum and Music Center: 3.4 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 3.7 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Foundation & Chimney: 3.3 mi
- Martini Junction: 4.0 mi
- 2: 5.1 mi
- 1: 5.1 mi
- 13: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- Zullo Gallery: 3.6 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 5.1 mi
- Babson Globe: 6.0 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 6.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 51
- Breakneck Ledge: 7.2 mi
- The Alcove: 8.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Lower Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 10.1 mi
- Oak Lea: 10.1 mi
- Pine Knoll: 10.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Westwood Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 19.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.7 mi
- Boston Light: 19.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Seavey Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | E 91° | 193 m | 6.6 mi |
| Moose Hill | SSE 166° | 163 m | 6.3 mi |
| Snow Hill | WNW 289° | 137 m | 2.5 mi |
| Cedar Hill | W 274° | 134 m | 1.7 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | E 89° | 132 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pegan Hill | NW 310° | 125 m | 4.1 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NNW 338° | 114 m | 1.7 mi |
| Powissett Peak | NNW 331° | 112 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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