Summer Solstice
Putney Mountain Summit 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, United StatesLongest day of the year! Sunrise: 5:11 am Sunset: 8:33 pm 15hrs 21 mins of daylight
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Longest day of the year! Sunrise: 5:11 am Sunset: 8:33 pm 15hrs 21 mins of daylight
Sunset: 8:33 pm Moonrise: 8:56 pm
Join Richard Foye, avid birder, for a bird walk along Hinton Trail. Learn to identify birds through song and sight. Bring your binoculars and your best ears. Limit 12 people. […]
New date: Now July 3! Join Lynn Levine, author of Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Guide to Common Ferns in the Northeast, for a ramble through the woods of […]
best time to observe the planet at sunrise (5:17 am)
Want to build your very own hiking trail or are you curious how the Putney Mountain Trails came to exist? Join Roger Haydock, our trail planner extraordinaire, for a chance […]
You’ve seen the fences, heard the ringing bells, admired their fleece, perhaps pondered their inner lives and motivations. Or perhaps you are just discouraged by all of the invasive buckthorn. […]
Taking pictures seems like it should be such a snap. Point the camera, click the shutter. But anyone who has tried to capture the character of a big tree, or […]
Best viewing the night of July 28.
Brightest and closest approach to earth. Binoculars will let you see the rings! Planet will rise at 8:56 pm
By looking at light and shape, anyone can draw in nature. Experience the pleasure of looking closely at things you have already seen with a new eye and come away […]
Best viewing after midnight on August 12. Up to 60 meteors per hour