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Black Pond Conservation Area

Black Pond Conservation Area from directly overhead

Black Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Samuel Hawes Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.3 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Chatham

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68427, -69.99000

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Fisherman's Landing: 1.3 mi
  • Hardings Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Forest Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Red River Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Strong Island Beach: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Veterans' Park: 1.4 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 1.5 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lighthouse Park: 2.3 mi
  • Larsen Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Cannon Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Watch Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 3.9 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 5.1 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 5.6 mi
Museums: 30
Historic sites: 28
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 3.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 7.7 mi
  • rest area: 9.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Picnick Area: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNNW 335°165 m5.6 mi
Discovery HillW 277°77 m24.8 mi
Signal HillWNW 289°60 m10.5 mi
Clay HillW 270°58 m19.0 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 287°45 m10.8 mi
Mill HillN 355°41 m6.4 mi
The HighlandsN 352°41 m24.8 mi
Green HillN 353°38 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0415:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202105333

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