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|   Blue Hill Kite Barn
in Massachusetts Historical Markers The kite shed housed weather kites used to make atmospheric observations many thousand feet in the air. posted by:  NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 1/1/2007 last visited: never |
 view gallery0 mi | Kites in Meteorology in Massachusetts Historical Markers This sign details the history of kite flying to make observations high in the earth's atmosphere, before they used balloons. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 1/1/2007 last visited: never |
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|  Great Blue Hill - 635 ft - Milton-Canton, MA
in Elevation Signs This marker not only has the elevation of Great Blue Hill just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, but it also has the standing weather records as they stood in 1985 as measured from the weather observatory at the summit. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/23/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0 mi | Blue Hill Observatory in Massachusetts Historical Markers Blue Hill Observatory maintains the oldest continuous record in the U.S. for weather observations, and used kites and balloons to make high altitude observations. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 1/1/2007 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0 mi |  Finding My Place - NorStar's Blog - Norfolk County, MA
in Bloggers This blog will document my travels and waymarking/benchmarking/geocaching, as well as make observations on change mostly related to the natural sciences. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 9/12/2009 last visited: 10/11/2009 |
 view galleryW0 mi |  Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory - Milton, MA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory is a castle-like structure overlooking the Boston Metropolitan Area that contains a weather observatory with a continuous record of more than 120 years. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/21/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0 mi |  Highest Point in Norfolk County (Great Blue Hill) - Milton-Canton, MA
in Geographic High Points This hill, at 635 feet, is the high point of Norfolk County in Massachusetts, and, believe it or not, is the highest point on the US East Coast south of Camden, Maine. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/22/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
in Wikipedia Entries The home to the nation's longest continual weather record. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/7/2006 last visited: 9/30/2006 |
 view galleryW0 mi |  Blue Hill Observatory - Milton, MA
in Weather Stations The Blue Hill Observatory sits on Great Blue Hill on the Canton-Milton line, and is home of one of the oldest continuous records for westher observations in the country, and an early research location for atmospheric observations. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/4/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Charles Eliot Bridge - Blue Hills Reservation, Milton, MA
in Arch Bridges The Eliot Bridge is a stone arch trail bridge near the summit of Blue Hill, and is named after Charles Eliot, who was instrumental in preserving the park now known as Blue Hills Reservation. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/21/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE0.1 mi |  Eliot Bridge - Blue Hill Summit Area - Milton, MA
in Hiking Path Footbridges The Eliot Bridge is a stone arch trail bridge near the summit of Blue Hill, and is named after Charles Eliot, who was instrumental in preserving the park now known as Blue Hills Reservation. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/6/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE0.1 mi |  Eliot Tower on Blue Hill - Milton, MA
in Look-Out Towers The Eliot Tower is an observation tower where people can climb and get a far view of the Boston metropolitan area and the Atlantic Ocean. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/7/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Blue Hills Reservation-Trailside Museum You Are Here Map
in 'You Are Here' Maps This map is located at the trailhead of the Red Dot Trail of the Blue Hills Reservation, a large wooded park just outside of Boston. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/7/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Boston 13 Miles/Route 138
in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A milestone 13 miles from Boston. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/6/2006 last visited: 10/22/2006 |
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| Boston 10 Miles/Route 138 in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments A milestone 10 miles from Boston. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date listed: 10/6/2006 last visited: 10/22/2006 |
 view galleryS1 mi | Ponkapoag Plantation in Massachusetts Historical Markers Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission sign visible along Route 138 in Canton, near a water tower and a quarter mile from I-93. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 3/19/2006 last visited: 9/30/2006 |
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|  Houghton's Pond
in Swimming Holes This swimming hole is located in the Blue Hills Reservation. posted by: Team Min Dawg location: Massachusetts date listed: 9/10/2005 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1 mi |  Skyline Trail - Blue Hill Reservation - Milton-Quincy-Canton, MA
in Scenic Hikes The Skyline Trail is a trail that extends the length of the Blue Hill Reservation and runs along the peaks of the Blue Hill range, providing views of the surrounding area, including Boston and Boston Harbor. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 11/4/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1 mi | Blue Hills Headquarters - Milton, MA in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Blue Hills Reservation Headquarters is a house-like structure at one of the many trail heads in the Blue Hills Reservation, and is the central location for the reservation's Department of Conservation and Recreation Rangers. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/21/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1 mi |  Blue Hills Reservation, Mass. DCR - Milton-Quincy, MA
in Ranger Stations This building is the headquarters and ranger station for the Blue Hills Reservation, one of the largest undeveloped tracts of woods in the Boston metropolitan area. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/18/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1 mi |  Blue Hill Reservation Former Horse Stable - Milton, MA
in Barns This barn by the Blue Hills Reservation Headquarters on the Milton-Quincy line, was once the stables for horses used for mounted rangers and police in the former Metropolitan District Commission Reservations. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/20/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1 mi | Metropolitan District Commission Stable - Milton, MA in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The former Metropolitan District Commission Horse Stables was once the home of the MDC and Massachusetts State Police mounted units, but now appears to be empty and neglected. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/21/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1.1 mi | Milton-Quincy Corner Boundary Marker by Hillside Street, Blue Hills Reservation, MA in U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments This stone post marks a corner of the border between Quincy and Milton, Massachusetts, not far from the old state police/MDC horse stables. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/27/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1.1 mi |  Station H-7, State Police Barracks - Milton, MA
in Police Stations This beautiful stone wall building within the Blue Hills Reservation, houses the Massachusetts State Police barracks, H-7, which patrols not only the Blue Hills Reservation, but also portions of I-93/Route 128. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date listed: 5/21/2009 last visited: never |
 view galleryE1.2 mi |  Houghton's Pond
in Fishing Holes A relatively large pond with plenty of good spots for fishing. posted by: Team Min Dawg location: Massachusetts date listed: 9/10/2005 last visited: 6/1/2006 |
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