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The summit of Nobscot Hill commands a 360-degree view including Boston, MetroWest, the Blue Hills, Lower Kearsarge, Mount Monadnock, Mount Wachusett, Mount Agamenticus, and all of the unremarkable bumps to the SouthWest. Currently, the foliage obscures much of the view from the summit, unless one climbs the fire tower when it is open, but other ...
The Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway or Bay Circuit is a Massachusetts rail trail and greenway connecting the outlying suburbs of Boston from Plum Island in Newburyport to Kingston Bay in Duxbury, a distance of 200 miles (320 km). [1]
The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is managed by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, [27] a statutory body established as a federal operating committee by the park enabling legislation. The partnership consists of individual members who represent a range of federal, state, city, and nonprofit agencies, including:
Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation: Franklin: 533 acres 216 ha: 1907: Mount Tom State Reservation: Hampden: 1,967 acres 796 ha: 1902: Mount Washington State Forest: Berkshire: 4,619 acres 1,869 ha: 1958: Myles Standish Monument State Reservation: Plymouth: 30 acres 12 ha: 1920: A 120-foot (37 m) tower with 125 steps that overlooks Plymouth ...
The highest point within the reservation, Great Blue Hill in Milton, is the site of the historic Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory. The observatory was founded in 1885 and is the oldest continuous weather recording station in the United States. [10] Its tower offers views of Boston and the surrounding area.
World's End is a 251-acre (1 km²) park and conservation area located on a peninsula in Hingham, Massachusetts.The peninsula is bordered by the Weir River to the North and East and Hingham Harbor (part of Hingham Bay, and Boston Harbor) to the West.
Many of the Boston Harbor islands that are located under Logan's flight paths are part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Although most of the islands are in or near the Atlantic Ocean , several islands in western Massachusetts are found in the Connecticut River and a few others are surrounded by natural or man made lakes ...
Great Blue Hill, and the Blue Hills Reservation in general, is a popular hiking destination, valued as much for its splendid trails and views as for its proximity to the metropolitan area. There is also alpine skiing available at Blue Hills Ski Area , consisting of eight trails served by a double chair and two surface lifts.