Water Department Land
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Water Department Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Springhill Management Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976-08-11
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Easton Water Department
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 22.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 10 mi
- Lookout Point · 12 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Springhill Management Area: 0.1 mi
- Whitman's Brook Management Area: 0.2 mi
- Mirrione Gift: 0.2 mi
- Coffman Gift: 0.2 mi
- Whitman's Brook Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Oliver Ames: 0.9 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.0 mi
- Welcome to Camp Christina: 3.5 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 3.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.1 mi
- SPD PATROLMAN DUNCAN R. FLEMMING SQUARE: 1.2 mi
- Pump House: 1.5 mi
- Children's Museum Easton: 1.0 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Morse House: 8.4 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 8.5 mi
- Queset Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Queset Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Pasture: 1.2 mi
- Frothingham Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Povoas Park: 1.4 mi
- Stonehouse Hill: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cow Hill: 4.4 mi
- Hixon Hill: 5.3 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 5.4 mi
- Ames Boulder: 3.5 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.3 mi
- Old Shed: 6.7 mi
- Old Shed: 6.7 mi
- Path Continues: 8.1 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 7.4 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 9.9 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 12.3 mi
- Smith Beach: 12.4 mi
- South Beach: 12.7 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 8.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 8.2 mi
- Formal Garden: 8.2 mi
- West Common: 9.5 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 9.5 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.3 mi
- King Philip Cave: 4.5 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 9.5 mi
- The Shield: 10.8 mi
- S Wall: 11.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 3.6 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.8 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- 12: 12.4 mi
- 11: 12.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.2 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 16.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 16.5 mi
- Boathouse: 20.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.1 mi
- Boston Light: 20.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 8.9 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Water Department Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | N 355° | 193 m | 9.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 297° | 163 m | 6.6 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | N 11° | 156 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hancock Hill | N 1° | 155 m | 9.4 mi |
| Buck Hill | N 8° | 151 m | 9.3 mi |
| Fenno Peak | NNE 12° | 151 m | 9.9 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | NNE 12° | 145 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | N 360° | 140 m | 9.4 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 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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