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#winter is on my mind:

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As Seen From Buck Hill 3d ago

Three water towers a church and a communications tower, photographed from Buck Hill. The two water towers next to each other (3.94 mi) are at 20 Indian Lane, Canton MA. The large water tower on the horizon (7.7 mi) is at 45 Forest Rd, Stoughton MA. The church is the First United Methodist Church (6.26 mi), 103 Pleasant St, Stoughton MA. The communications tower (23.36 mi) is located at 585 Winthrop St, Taunton MA. This looks like it might be a transmitter tower but I cannot find any information about who broadcasts from here.

An interesting aside... If my house could be seen from Buck Hill, it would be in this photo. Perhaps some of the trees in my yard are visible.

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As Seen From Buck Hill 5d ago

Dawn and sunrise this morning, Nov 14th, from Buck Hill!

There is something about that first or last light of the day. It's worth turning around to look at the land behind you and watch as the hills cast shadows onto each other.

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As Seen From Buck Hill 6d ago

The newly completed South Station Tower, 711 Atlantic Avenue, Boston MA, photographed from Buck Hill. This tower was already under construction when I started to bring my camera up on the hill, so I went through and found the earliest photo I could find. The recent photo was taken in Nov 2025 and the older photo is from Dec 2023. At that point, only about half of the tower was built and none of the glass panels were yet attached. The bright white building to the right is the The Federal Reserve Bank Building, 600 Atlantic Ave, Boston MA, which I featured in an earlier post.

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As Seen From Buck Hill Nov 7

Sunset and dusk this afternoon, Nov 6th, from Buck Hill!

Another end of day hike with the hill all to myself!

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As Seen From Buck Hill Nov 5

Sunset and dusk yesterday afternoon, Nov 4th, from Buck Hill!

The change to standard time means early sunsets, and makes it a little bit easier for me to get up the hill to see them. Last night was one of absolute beauty. I did not see a single person the entire trek and had the hill completely to myself. The visibility was good and I watched the shadows lengthen. The nearby hills were awash in color and a near full moon had just risen in the east. The late day sunlight glowed off the Boston skyline. After sunset, I watched the dusk sky darken and then I made my way down. It always amazes me how quickly the darkness sets in, especially when dropping back below the tree line. My headlamp illuminated the fallen leaves on the ground as I hiked down, illuminating the forest floor in hues of red and orange.

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As Seen From Buck Hill Nov 2

Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (8.26 mi), 1545 Tremont St, Boston MA photographed from Buck Hill

There are two apartment buildings directly behind the church, to the left with the flag J VUE at the LMA (8.35 mi), 75 Saint Alphonsus Street, Boston MA and Charlesbank Cooperative (8.41 mi), 650 Huntington Ave, Boston MA.

Behind the apartment buildings to the left is the MIT Graduate Junction residence hall (9.83 mi), 299 Vassar St, Cambridge MA. This building was just finishing construction when I took the photo, as evidenced by the construction crane on the roof. MIT News announced the completion of the building about three weeks later. To the right is 1401 Boylston St (9 mi), Boston, MA which appears to be an office building.

In front of the church there are four light towers that can be seen that are part of White Stadium (6.64 mi), 450 Walnut Ave, Mattapan MA. The lights are aligned almost perfectly edge-on from the perspective of Buck Hill.

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