Park · Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill Reservation
Chestnut Hill Reservation is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the south-southeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cassidy Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Department of Conservation and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates42.33548, -71.15729
- 3.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 4 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Cassidy Playground: 0.2 mi
- Pine Tree Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Shubow Park: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Old Chestnut Hill Historic District: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 0.3 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
- Longyear Museum: 0.8 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 0.9 mi
- International Paper Museum: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers Monument: 0.3 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Aerosmith Apartment: 1.4 mi
- Joseph P. Golden Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Chestnut Hill: 0.4 mi
- Single Tree Hill: 0.9 mi
- Waban Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fisher Hill: 1.0 mi
- Aspinwall Hill: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 0.6 mi
- Hamony Unity: 1.4 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 1.4 mi
- The Greening of Griggs: 1.5 mi
- Four Seasons Mural: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Euston Path Rock: 0.7 mi
- Old Deer Park Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Friedman Park: 1.4 mi
- Elgin Street Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Charles Cohen Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.1 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.5 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 1.9 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 2.4 mi
- 34: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Penniman Road Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Lawton Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- School Garden: 1.8 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Tenean Beach: 6.5 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 6.9 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 7.7 mi
- North Beach: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lower Cliff: 1.1 mi
- Upper Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 1.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 1.2 mi
- The Alcove: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Pine Knoll: 4.0 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.0 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 4.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 13.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.6 mi
- Rainshed: 13.7 mi
- Boston Light: 13.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Chestnut Hill Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SSE 163° | 100 m | 0.9 mi |
| Waban Hill | WNW 288° | 98 m | 0.9 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | S 170° | 94 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SW 219° | 92 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Walley | SSE 152° | 91 m | 2.1 mi |
| Wellington Hill | NNW 339° | 91 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Pate Hill | SSW 207° | 90 m | 2.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SSE 151° | 89 m | 2.6 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 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 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.
- Canada Goose702 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel678 obs
- American pokeweed491 obs
- Mute Swan468 obs
- eastern white pine460 obs
- Wild Turkey444 obs
- Eastern Cottontail431 obs
- Mallard413 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29838473
Day trips start here
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 2 mi
- Brookline · 2 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 3 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Roxbury · 3 mi
- Newton · 3 mi
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