Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Ames Long Pond Area
Ames Long Pond Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.08820, -71.13323
- 6.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 22.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 8 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ames Long Pond Area: 0.3 mi
- Ames Long Pond Area: 0.4 mi
- Ames Long Pond Area: 0.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.7 mi
- Ames Long Pond Area: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.5 mi
- Cow Hill: 2.6 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 3.6 mi
- Stonehouse Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hobbs Hill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Pump House: 1.7 mi
- SPD PATROLMAN DUNCAN R. FLEMMING SQUARE: 2.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Oliver Ames: 1.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.7 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 3.0 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 3.0 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Queset Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Queset Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Frank I. Sullivan Recreational Area: 2.1 mi
- Manfred Kolz Soccer Fields: 2.2 mi
- Frothingham Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum Easton: 2.2 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 6.7 mi
- Morse House: 7.0 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 7.3 mi
Attractions
- Ames Boulder: 2.4 mi
- King Philip Rock: 2.6 mi
- Old Shed: 7.0 mi
- Old Shed: 7.0 mi
- Path Continues: 8.2 mi
Beaches
- Fishermans Beach: 7.2 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 8.1 mi
- South Beach: 11.3 mi
- North Beach: 11.5 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 11.5 mi
Gardens
- Kitchen Garden: 7.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.7 mi
- West Common: 8.5 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 9.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 50
- King Philip Rock: 2.6 mi
- King Philip Cave: 2.9 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 9.2 mi
- The Shield: 11.0 mi
- S Wall: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Oak Grove: 2.4 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 11.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- 12: 11.1 mi
- 35: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 10
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.1 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 18.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.7 mi
- Boston Light: 20.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 9.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 10.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Ames Long Pond Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | N 7° | 193 m | 8.6 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 301° | 163 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | NNE 22° | 156 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNE 12° | 155 m | 9.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | NNE 19° | 151 m | 9.2 mi |
| Fenno Peak | NNE 22° | 151 m | 10.0 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | NNE 23° | 145 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | N 11° | 140 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29819534
Day trips start here
- Bristol-Norfolk · 2 mi
- Sharon · 3 mi
- Stoughton · 3 mi
- Canton · 5 mi
- Brockton · 6 mi
- Foxborough · 6 mi
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