Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Woodhaven Urban Wild
Woodhaven Urban Wild is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Almont Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.27184, -71.09611
- 1.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 18 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Almont Park: 0.2 mi
- Mattahunt Woods: 0.4 mi
- Neponset Esplanade Park: 0.4 mi
- Kennedy Playground: 0.4 mi
- Walker Playground: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Flower Garden: 0.6 mi
- Lucerne-Balsam Streets Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wheatland Avenue Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Spencer Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Leland Street Cooperative Garden: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Wellington Hill: 0.7 mi
- Sally Rock: 0.9 mi
- Brush Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.6 mi
- Monterey Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Bishop Riley: 1.8 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 2.2 mi
- Schoolmaster Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mark S. Charbonnier & Richard T. Dever Memorial: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Dell Ave Rock: 1.6 mi
- Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild: 1.6 mi
- Stony Brook Reservation: 2.4 mi
- Roslindale Wetlands: 2.4 mi
- Neponset River Reservation: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House: 1.7 mi
- Bay State Model Railroad Museum: 2.0 mi
- Pierce House: 2.4 mi
- Loring-Greenough House: 2.8 mi
- National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) Museum: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Goat: 2.2 mi
- Wildebeest: 2.3 mi
- Hartmann's Mountain Zebra: 2.3 mi
- African Lion: 2.3 mi
- Western Grey Kangaroo: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Drift by Mary Bonina: 2.7 mi
- Reach: 3.5 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Square: 3.5 mi
- Mozart Park Mural: 3.5 mi
- Taino Mural: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Tenean Beach: 3.1 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.3 mi
- Wollaston Beach: 4.3 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 4.7 mi
- Orchard Beach: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Breakneck Ledge: 3.6 mi
- J Wall: 3.6 mi
- K Wall: 3.6 mi
- L Wall: 3.6 mi
- R Wall: 3.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Nature's Pavilion: 2.2 mi
- Oak Lea: 2.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 2.4 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.3 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Westwood Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 6.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 19.3 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 11.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.2 mi
- Boston Light: 11.2 mi
- Rainshed: 11.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 4.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 6.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Woodhaven Urban Wild. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | SSW 193° | 193 m | 4.2 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | SSE 153° | 156 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hancock Hill | S 179° | 155 m | 3.7 mi |
| Fenno Peak | SSE 152° | 151 m | 3.9 mi |
| Buck Hill | SSE 165° | 151 m | 4.1 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | SSE 148° | 145 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | S 183° | 140 m | 3.7 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | SSE 150° | 133 m | 3.9 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 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 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 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818595
Day trips start here
- Eastern Massachusetts · 1 mi
- Milton · 2 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Boston/Dorchester · 4 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 4 mi
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