Lookouts

Submitted by noidea30 t3_11cw1q7 in massachusetts

Does anyone know of any lookouts (look offs?). Something with a view perhaps, but not necessary. My friend wants to propose to his soon to be fiancé, and I only vaguely know of that one in weymouth.

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Here4Western_Mass t1_ja5ieau wrote

Golden Eagle on the Hairpin turn in North Adams on the balcony at sunset is awesome. Wait for late spring or summer

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SharpCookie232 t1_ja5zhkg wrote

The Trustees of Reservations have a lot of beautiful properties - World's End in Hingham is nice, or on the rooftop of the DeCordova in Lincoln. If he wants to be outside, the Arborteum in JP is gorgeous in the spring.

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B-Roc- t1_ja5frqs wrote

Where are they located and how far do they want to drive?

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noidea30 OP t1_ja6c256 wrote

They’re in the Taunton raynham area. I think he’d prefer closer to south shore. But is happy to go more up north.

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Quiet-Ad-12 t1_ja5zx81 wrote

I proposed at the top of the Pru

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Lumpymaximus t1_ja6pjbh wrote

Yeah I think they re opened the top agaon did t they

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lovepicklesnotdick t1_ja5zuiv wrote

Larz Anderson if I remember correctly has a view of downtown on the hill

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bowlofcherries16 t1_ja659b4 wrote

The arboretum has a nice overlook if you’re looking for city. Waltham has an excellent city viewpoint in their nature reserve, as does blue hills (which others have mentioned) if they have and want to use a car.

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Triantafilaki t1_ja78qdo wrote

My husband proposed to me at Halibut Point State Park in Rockport. Because of how it’s situated you can see the sunset over the water.

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dogmom603 t1_ja5infx wrote

A couple pull off areas on Rte 1A in North Hampton/Rye NH

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northursalia t1_ja7kc7s wrote

Tippling Rock in Sudbury, has views to Boston on a clear day.

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BrokedownAlice69 t1_ja7kqjr wrote

Yes. Mount monadnock, wahchusett mountain. On a good day you can see the ocean from monads, also you get a cool view of Boston (even though I hate that it fucks up the skylin)

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BrokedownAlice69 t1_ja7kttr wrote

There are beautiful beaches and lookout points all along the south shore too. Just get in google maps and start looking at the coast. There will be user pics

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AnyRound5042 t1_ja7mf5f wrote

What about that abandoned 'castle' I'm hoping somebody will pop in with the details. Not in Boston but it wasn't far away either

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Trifle_Southern t1_ja82z2y wrote

There’s Bancroft Castle in Groton that is ruins but really cool to check out and also Hammond Castle in Gloucester which is a museum but you can go to the iconic arches over looking the ocean without buying tickets/it being open as long as there are no private functions.

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OandKrailroad t1_ja7q1yj wrote

Near the summit of Mt. Wachusett there’s a vista that opens up and you can see for miles off the side of the mountain where there’s lakes and forest and sometimes little planes cruising along at eye level. And there’s never anyone there.

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JenRJen t1_ja81qey wrote

Boston Harbor Islands - Spectacle island.

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Current-Photo2857 t1_jaa4lkz wrote

Are they into history/literature/mountains? Go to Arrowhead in Pittsfield and you can look out to the mountains that Herman Melville thought looked like a whale, it’s the view he had from his office while writing Moby Dick. If you go in late spring/summer, you can stand outside the house in the gardens.

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