Dover, Massachusetts is located Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Medfield and Walpole on the south, Sherborn on the west, Natick on the northwest, Wellesley and Needham on the north, and Westwood on the east. Dover is 16 miles southwest of Boston and 197 miles from New York City. No numbered highways pass through the town of Dover, but access to nearby State Routes 128 (also I-95), 109, and 135 is available from the town's network of connecting roads. Commuter rail service is available to Back Bay Station and South Station, Boston, on the Needham Heights Line from several points in Needham. It is also available on the Providence Line from the Route 128 Station and on the Forge Park-495 Line from the Dedham Corporation Center. Travel time from Needham Junction to Back Bay Station: 27-30 min., 170 MBTA parking spaces.

Some information gathered on Dover, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov