Blue Hills Reservation - As Seen From Buck Hill

07/12/2025

I have made the decision to no longer update this project on Facebook. Much to my dismay, meta seems to just crush the algorithmic visibility of 'pages' that don't pay to boost their viewership. I have been disappointed by the almost total like of interactions here. I started this because I found the subject matter interesting and I know that Buck Hill is an extremely popular hiking spot and I hoped to share this with the greater Blue Hills hiking community. I don't sell anything here, don't ask for donations and don't make any money doing this.

I am still continuing to update the project on two other platforms, so please visit one of these.

Instagram. Yeah, it is another meta site, but I do seem to get slightly more interactions there. IG posts are also mirrored on Threads, but I do not monitor that or actively participate.

https://www.instagram.com/asseenfrombuckhill/

Mastodon. This is *my* preferred platform and is actually where I get the most interactions, even though most of it is not local. While it is a smaller community, it is decentralized so there are no companies that control what you see and there is no algorithm to determine what one should view.

https://c.im/

Lastly, I wanted to give a shout out to Cary Hanneman for all of the likes. Thanks dude! Hope you can follow me on one of the other platforms.

194 Posts, 105 Following, 93 Followers · This account is my study of all things that can be observed from the Blue Hills Reservation in Eastern Massachusetts. Primarily focused on the views from Buck Hill. This project is totally non-commercial and non-profit. All photos are my own work unless othe...

05/03/2025

My very amateur, documentary short film will debut this Friday, May 9th at 7pm EDT.

For anyone in the area who is interested, it will be shown as a part of the Thayer Academy Film Festival in the Hale Theater, 745 Washington St, Braintree MA. This is a free event, showing mostly student films.

It will also be available on youtube at the same date and time. My channel is not monetized.

Thank you!

https://youtu.be/WXBY_Z8c1IE

A short-form photo documentary about Buck Hill in the Blue Hills Reservation, showing some of the many places that can be observed from the summit. Please vi...

05/03/2025

Fog, fog fog! Shortly after the sunrise, a thick fog blanketed the Blue Hills and surrounding area, creating an eerily beautiful landscape!

05/03/2025

Sunrise this morning, May 3rd, from Buck Hill! A very foggy morning, that obscured the sun crossing the horizon, but made for some spectacular colors as the light broke through. About ten minutes after shooting this sunrise sequence, the fog would roll in even thicker, lowering visibility to a few hundred yards.

04/28/2025

Sunrise this morning, April 28th, from Buck Hill!

04/21/2025

Sunrise this morning, April 21st, from Buck Hill!

04/18/2025

Pack Monadnock Mountain, Peterborough and Temple NH photographed from Buck Hill.

To the left of the frame is a water tower, 307 Country Club Rd, Newton MA. Below the water tower there are four houses on Vershire St, West Roxbury MA.

Not 100% sure, but I think the water tower right under the mountain summit is near 102 Townsend St in Pepperell MA.

To the right of the frame is a water tower, Overlook Drive, Weston MA and a cell tower, West Newton Commuter Parking, 187 Webster St, Newton MA

04/18/2025

Sunrise this morning, April 18th, from Buck Hill! I was a little late getting up to the top this morning. Just caught the sun on the horizon as I got there.

04/17/2025

High Rock Tower, 30 Circuit Ave, Lynn MA photographed from Buck Hill.

It almost looks like the tower is topped by a giant ring. In fact, the top of the tower has a silver dome which houses an astronomical observatory. I have not visited the observatory, but I did visit the tower itself. While the tower was not accessible, the walkway around the base is and offers some spectacular views.

02/15/2025

The Fore River Bridge, a vertical lift bridge, in the raised position, photographed from Buck Hill.

I have been up on Buck Hill a lot during the past two years, and yet yesterday was the first time that I have seen the Fore River Bridge in the raised position. I am sure those stuck in traffic did not enjoy this, but for me it was a rare treat.

The trail up was frozen over hard, very uneven terrain for the previous footsteps through the snow. It wasn't too cold, but wind gusts of 40mph and very turbulent air made for poor photography conditions. After photographing a couple of targets, I decided to pack things up. I brought along my camcorder to get some shots for a short film I am working on. That's when I noticed the bridge. I quickly ran back to get all the gear, setup as quick as I could, without extending the tripod, and got down on my knees in the ice and snow and managed to capture some images. Shortly after I started shooting, the bridge began to be lowered, so I just made it! The air turbulence is quite noticeable, but at least I got the shot!

02/01/2025

First Parish Unitarian Church (4 miles), 1508 Washington St, Canton MA and the Moose Hill Fire Tower (9.5 miles), Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 293 Moose Hill Parkway, Sharon MA photographed from Buck Hill.

01/31/2025

The Jeremiah E Burke High School, 60 Washington St, Dorchester MA (6.37 miles) with five churches, photographed from Buck Hill. The high school building takes up almost the entire width of the image along the botton of the frame. The flag pole sits directly in front of the main enterance to the school on Washington St. The back entrance to the school is on Geneva Ave on the right side.

The five churches from left to right:

Twelfth Baptist Church, 160 Warren St, Roxbury MA (7.64 miles)
Resurrection Lutheran Church, 94 Warren St, Roxbury MA (7.77 miles)
Holy Tabernacle Church, 70 Washington St, Dorchester MA (6.33 miles)
St John Missionary Baptist Church, 230 Warren St, Roxbury MA (7.47 miles)
Roxbury Presbyterian Church, 328 Warren St, Roxbury MA (7.24 miles)

Roxbury Presbyterian has a the main steeple and then a smaller steeple which can just been seen to the right side of the high school. Holy Tabernacle is the only one of the five that is in front of the high school. Three of the churches are on the same street, Warren St in Roxbury.

In the background is One Dalton, the Sheraton Boston Hotel, and 177 Huntington (Christian Science Plaza) all in Boston MA. I have covered these buildings in earlier posts.