Balchs Pond
Balchs Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ayer Community Garden, a garden 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 24.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ayer Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Katie's Garden: 3.4 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 5.1 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 5.5 mi
- Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Depot Square Park: 0.8 mi
- Barber Land: 1.8 mi
- Harvard Park: 1.8 mi
- Mirror Lake: 2.8 mi
- S/SGT Leon A. Cote: 0.6 mi
- cellar hole: 1.1 mi
- windmill site: 1.6 mi
- Tannery site: 1.6 mi
- The great barn ruins: 1.7 mi
- Nonaicoicus Hill: 0.6 mi
- Brown Hill: 1.2 mi
- Shepleys Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pingry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Longs Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pine Meadow Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Tithe: 0.7 mi
- Shaker Meadows Corp Lots: 1.0 mi
- Blomfelt Land: 1.2 mi
- Holy Hill (A2): 1.3 mi
- Forest Bells: 2.6 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 3.7 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 3.7 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 6.3 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 6.3 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 4.0 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Westford Museum: 7.2 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- West School Museum: 8.2 mi
- stone pile: 8.1 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 8.3 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 9.0 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 9.2 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 4.3 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 5.1 mi
- Swimming Hole: 6.9 mi
- Wilder Beach: 8.4 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 10.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 13.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 19.7 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 4.9 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 15.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Cascades: 11.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 13.0 mi
- The Falls: 13.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 13.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 8.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Balchs Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | SSE 155° | 187 m | 3.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | SSE 167° | 187 m | 3.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 206° | 171 m | 4.0 mi |
| Flat Hill | WNW 292° | 161 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 306° | 158 m | 5.7 mi |
| Dean's Hill | SSW 200° | 157 m | 3.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 13° | 157 m | 4.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 22° | 149 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29761371
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