The dome of Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central St, Hingham MA photographed from Buck Hill. Behind the town hall are a water tower, a building from the MassDOT maintenance facility, and The Preserve at Cohasset apartment complex, all in Cohasset MA. The flag and flagpole are at King Oak Hill Park in Weymouth MA.

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My amateur, documentary short film is now available to view on YouTube. The channel is not monetized.

https://youtu.be/WXBY_Z8c1IE

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

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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.

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

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A rainy dawn this morning, April 26th, from Buck Hill!

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

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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

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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.

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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. 

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Dawn sky from Buck Hill this morning, March 10th. A huge bank of clouds on the eastern horizon, in an otherwise clear sky, prevented us from catching the sunrise. Still a nice crisp Monday morning pre-work hike.

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Dawn and sunrise this morning, February 22nd, from Buck Hill!

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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 from 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!

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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.

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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.

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New England Baptist Hospital, Parker Hill Avenue, Boston MA photographed from Buck Hill. This hospital consists of a campus of several older brick buildings. The flagpole is on the hospital campus. The hospital sits right at the edge of Mission Hill, which is why it can be seen so well, while many much taller buildings behind it are barely or not visible.

Behind and to the left is Mission Park apartment building, 835 Huntington Ave, Boston MA. To the right of that can be seen several rooftop exhaust pipes which are the very tops of two building in the Brigham and Women's Hospital complex on Francis St, Boston MA. A very large smokestack can be seen to the right. The sits right next to the Brigham complex and is Advanced Energy Systems Inc, 474 Brookline Ave, Boston MA.

There are two cell towers in the distance that can be made out. Much to my surprise, these are on Warner Hill in Derry NH and are over 47 miles away from Buck Hill. There is also a fire tower on Warner Hill, but it is either too short to be seen or is blending in with one of the cell towers.

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Evans Biomedical Research Building, Boston University Medical Center, 650 Albany St, Boston MA photographed from Buck Hill.

I love when the air is still enough that the letters on the building can read!

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Sunrise this morning, January 25th, from Buck Hill! Temperature was 10°F when we parked at the trailhead for the hike up.

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Four television transmitter towers in Rehobeth MA photographed from Buck Hill. This cluster of towers serves the greater Providence RI viewing area. The towers are about 26 miles from Buck Hill.

From left to right they are:

WJAR (NBC ch 10), 95 Pine St, Rehobeth MA
WJAR backup tower, 95 Pine St, Rehobeth MA
WPRI (CBS ch 12), 195 Homestead Avenue, Rehobeth MA
WNAC (FOX ch 64), 34 Pine St, Rehobeth MA

A bit of a boring photograph, but interesting landmarks nonetheless. At my home in the suburbs south of Boston, my digital antenna can receive WJAR and WPRI quite clearly but does not detect WNAC.

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Smokestack, SEMASS recovery facility, 141 Cranberry Highway, Rochester MA (though listed as West Wareham MA) photographed from Buck Hill. This smokestack is 32 miles from Buck Hill. To the right is a water tower, 319 Highland St, East Bridgewater MA at 12.7 miles.

To the left are three towers. From left to right these are:

Comcast tower, 815 Centre St, Brockton MA (10 miles)
cell tower, 223 Highland Ave, East Bridgewater MA (12.67 miles)
cell tower, 2 Bedford St, Brockton MA (8.19 miles)

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