Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Town Land
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Town Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the south-southeast, 6.7 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 24 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.04709, -70.78089
- 23.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 26 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Land: 0.2 mi
- Town Land: 0.4 mi
- Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Thaddeus Chandler Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Ashdod Forest: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Town Park: 2.2 mi
- Herring Run Historical Park: 2.5 mi
- Camp Wing: 2.6 mi
- Ada F. Hall House: 2.6 mi
- Camp Heritage: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 3.2 mi
- Waiting Hill: 3.5 mi
- North Hill: 4.2 mi
- Pudding Hill: 4.3 mi
- Till Rock: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.6 mi
- Plymouth County Hospital: 4.8 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 5.6 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 6.1 mi
- Dedication to Park Donator: 6.8 mi
Beaches
- Lingan Street Beach: 4.7 mi
- Shipyard Lane Beach: 5.8 mi
- Standish Shore: 6.1 mi
- Captain's Flats: 6.7 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 8.6 mi
Museums
- Art Complex Museum: 4.8 mi
- Alden House Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Station No. 5: 4.9 mi
- Windsor House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Duxbury Rural & Historical Society: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 51
- Rock Garden: 11.7 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 11.9 mi
- Greentree Lane Garden: 12.1 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 40
- Pembroke Herring Run: 2.2 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 8.6 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 8.6 mi
- Mayflower II: 8.6 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 33
- High Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Third Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Second Cliff: 10.5 mi
- First Cliff: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 30
- Myles Standish Legs: 4.0 mi
- Cupid's Kiss Statue: 8.3 mi
- The Bell: 8.3 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 8.6 mi
- Massasoit: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 12.2 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 19.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 19.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Plymouth Light: 9.7 mi
- Pumphouse: 9.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.2 mi
- Boston Light: 20.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.9 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 9.8 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 15.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Pakomet Spring: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Town Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monks Hill | SSE 153° | 83 m | 6.7 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNE 26° | 77 m | 6.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 339° | 72 m | 10.8 mi |
| Judges Hill | NNW 348° | 71 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Blue | NNW 346° | 66 m | 10.0 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | N 352° | 64 m | 9.3 mi |
| Locust Hill | WNW 288° | 62 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSE 151° | 62 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29689173
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- Halifax · 6 mi
- Bridgewater · 11 mi
- Carver · 11 mi
- Scituate · 11 mi
- Brockton · 12 mi
- Middleborough · 12 mi
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