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The Waterway

The Waterway from directly overhead

The Waterway is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Springs Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.32208, -71.26890

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Indian Springs Park: 0.1 mi
  • Yotz Field: 0.1 mi
  • Warren Park: 0.3 mi
  • Brown Park: 0.5 mi
  • Elm Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens
  • Bob's Island: 1.6 mi
  • Yvonne’s Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 2.0 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 2.1 mi
  • Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Elephant Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 2.7 mi
  • Martini Junction: 3.7 mi
  • Piccadilly Square Chair: 3.8 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 43
  • Lunch Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 4.7 mi
  • The Alcove: 4.8 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Site 9: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 4.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 10.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of The Waterway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillN 10°135 m4.7 mi
Little ProspectN 9°133 m4.4 mi
Pegan HillSSW 200°125 m5.2 mi
Reeves HillWNW 291°122 m4.5 mi
Strawberry HillS 173°114 m6.0 mi
Powissett PeakS 174°112 m6.4 mi
Oak HillS 190°111 m6.7 mi
Noanet PeakS 178°110 m6.0 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 solstice07:1215:3116:16

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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1008750788

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