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Haviland Pond Beach

Haviland Pond Beach from directly overhead

Haviland Pond Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitney St. Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17242, -72.47673

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Whitney St. Park: 0.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Library Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dr. Stusick Square: 1.3 mi
  • Ludlow Dog Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Minechoag Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Jefferson Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Facing Rock: 3.4 mi
  • High Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Rock Rimmon: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 47
Gardens: 43
Artworks: 30
Beaches: 13
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascade: 15.0 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Waterfall: 22.9 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 9.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Haviland Pond Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 299°363 m10.0 mi
Mount NorwottockN 349°337 m9.3 mi
DeadtopWNW 303°333 m10.2 mi
Moon MountainSE 139°330 m9.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSE 160°323 m10.3 mi
Pine MountainSSE 157°319 m9.7 mi
Pattaquattic HillENE 71°317 m10.5 mi
Whiting PeakNW 306°305 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534455766716962504030
Precip in3.53.13.73.73.64.24.24.84.54.83.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29857680

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