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Brine's Pond

Brine's Pond from directly overhead

Brine's Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sampson Hill, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38050, -70.47963

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Sampson Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Three Ponds Reservation: 0.2 mi
  • Chappy Av/Narraganset Av Ames: 0.2 mi
  • Hal & Olive Tilghman Preserve: 0.3 mi
  • Chappy Ave/Rogers Rd Ames: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Enos Lots: 0.8 mi
  • Cannonball Park: 2.3 mi
  • Robinson Road Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
  • Waban Park: 6.3 mi
  • Veira Park: 6.4 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 43
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 28
  • cannon: 1.6 mi
  • cannon: 1.6 mi
  • ship's anchor: 1.9 mi
  • War Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 13
  • Big Bridge: 4.3 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 6.7 mi
  • Polly Hill Arboretum: 10.3 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 12.9 mi
  • The Liberté: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 10
Lighthouses: 7
Gardens: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • truck pull-off: 22.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 23.0 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 23.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillW 263°94.8 m13.5 mi
Pine HillN 349°93 m23.1 mi
Telegraph HillN 359°85 m24.4 mi
Avery HillN 351°80 m24.6 mi
Prospect HillW 266°78 m13.9 mi
Discovery HillN 1°77 m23.8 mi
Deer Horn HillNNW 344°71 m20.1 mi
Whiting HillW 279°68 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0919:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0515:3216:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333439485766727266564738
Precip in4.13.64.84.23.73.42.63.73.94.64.24.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29698808

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