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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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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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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Dawn and sunrise this morning, Nov 1st, from Buck Hill!

The last sunrise during daylight savings time. Gotta start getting up earlier again to get out for these starting tomorrow.

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Houses on Sears Rd in Milton MA photographed from Buck Hill.

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Harvard Science and Engineering Complex Library (10.57 mi), 146 Western Ave, Boston MA photographed from Buck Hill. Harvard Stadium sits directly behind this building, and I have to wonder if in the days prior to the library's construction whether the stadium would have been visible.

The large building below is the Brook House Condominiums (8.23 mi), 77 Pond St, Brookline MA. To the left of that is the steeple of St. Paul's Episcopal Church (8.74 mi), 15 St Paul St, Brookline MA. And near the bottom of the frame, just left of center, is the top of a house with a conical tower (7.15 mi), 103 Robinwood Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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Dawn and sunrise this morning, Oct 27th, from Buck Hill!

Another morning with a big line of ocean clouds blocking the horizon on a morning that was otherwise quite clear.

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East Middle School, 305 River St, Braintree MA photographed from Buck Hill.

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Mobil Gas Station, 1245 N Main St, Randolph MA photographed from Buck Hill.

This Mobil gas station in Randolph is very nearby, at only 1.4 miles, but even at that distance, the perspective starts to play some tricks with one's eyes. I love this photo because the house at 1251 N Main St, the next building north of the gas station on that side of the street, appears to have moved directly between the gas pumps and the store.

To the right of the gas station is Randolph Automotive Servicenter and beyond that is Rock City Pizza, which was formerly a Dunkin Donuts.

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Brockton City Hall (9.58 mi), 45 School St, Brockton MA and Avon Baptist Church (5.9 mi), 119 N Main St, Avon MA photographed from Buck Hill.

The rectangular structure to the left of the Brockton City Hall spire is actually part of a different building, Douglas House, 20 Haverhill St, Brockton MA. To the left of that, the very top of the spire of Keys of the Kingdom, 33 Main St, Brockton MA. And to the left of city hall, on the horizon, is what appears to be a very rectangular manmade structure which I believe is the top of one of the now abandoned buildings beloning to the former Lakeville State Hospital (24.5 mi), 43 Main St, Lakeville MA. I have read accounts from urban explorers that venture to the roof of this tallest building (it is seven stories) and mention that the Boston skyline can be seen, so it makes sense that this building would be visible from the Blue Hills also.

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