Depending on the traffic and direction, many towns are about 1 hour from Boston by car. Some of them are Hollis, NH; Somerset, MA; Bedford, NH; Shirley, MA; Wareham, MA; Smithfield, RI; East Providence, RI; Manchester, NH; Danville, NH; Hampton, NH; Lancaster, MA; Merrimack, NH; West Boylston, MA; Providence, RI; and Devens, MA.