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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

Museums
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
Historic sites
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
Gardens: 37
Artworks: 30
Attractions: 27
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hockanum Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 24.1 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic: 22.8 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 11.1 miles of Haviland Pond Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW363 m10.0 mi
Mount NorwottockN337 m9.3 mi
DeadtopWNW333 m10.2 mi
Moon MountainSE330 m9.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSE323 m10.3 mi
Pine MountainSSE319 m9.7 mi
Pattaquattic HillENE317 m10.5 mi
Whiting PeakNW305 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 50–80 °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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