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The Gregg Property

The Gregg Property from directly overhead

The Gregg Property is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Foundation & Chimney, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Dover Land Conservation Trust
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.25465, -71.27529

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 0.5 mi
  • Martini Junction: 1.7 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.3 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Walker-Gordon Field: 0.8 mi
  • Mass Horticultural Society Gardens at Elm Bank: 2.1 mi
  • Hunnewell Field Playground: 2.3 mi
  • Noyes Park: 2.3 mi
  • McIntosh Corner Historic District: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Beaches
  • Shapiro Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 2.1 mi
  • North Beach: 2.4 mi
  • South Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 3.6 mi
Gardens
  • Trial Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 2.1 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 2.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Cliffs: 42
  • The Alcove: 7.0 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 7.0 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 7.1 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 7.1 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of The Gregg Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillSSW 198°137 m2.2 mi
Cedar HillS 181°134 m2.8 mi
Pegan HillW 260°125 m1.5 mi
Brush HillW 268°121 m5.6 mi
Strawberry HillSE 142°114 m1.7 mi
Powissett PeakSSE 149°112 m2.0 mi
Oak HillSSW 204°111 m2.1 mi
Mine HillS 190°111 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29742396

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