Capaum Pond
Capaum Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Washing Pond Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 29 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 28.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Water Department Land: 0.4 mi
- Water Department Land: 0.5 mi
- Nantucket Conservation Foundation: 0.7 mi
- West Chester Street: 0.9 mi
- Head Of Hummock Pond: 1.0 mi
- Washing Pond Beach: 0.1 mi
- Dionis Beach: 0.7 mi
- Cliff Beach: 1.4 mi
- Steps Beach: 1.6 mi
- Jetties Beach: 1.9 mi
- Lily Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- Coffin Park: 1.8 mi
- Lilly Pond: 1.9 mi
- Greater Light Garden: 2.0 mi
- Dead Horse Valley: 2.3 mi
- Oldest House: 1.8 mi
- Old Gaol: 1.9 mi
- Greater Light: 2.0 mi
- Fire Hose Cart House: 2.0 mi
- Historic Mitchell House: 2.0 mi
- Swain Hill: 0.5 mi
- Long Hill: 0.8 mi
- Trots Hills: 0.8 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.7 mi
- Popsquatchet Hills: 1.8 mi
- Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain: 1.0 mi
- Soldier and Sailors Monument: 2.1 mi
- Sankaty Head Light: 9.1 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Dwelling: 9.1 mi
- cannon: 20.2 mi
- Nantucket Cliffs: 1.3 mi
- Squam Head: 8.1 mi
- Sankaty Head: 9.2 mi
- Wasque Point: 16.7 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 1.8 mi
- Hadwen House Gardens: 2.1 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 24.9 mi
- First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb: 2.0 mi
- Big Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 24.4 mi
- Brant Point Light: 2.6 mi
- Whale Tail: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capaum Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folger Hill | E 97° | 33 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sampson Hill | WNW 288° | 28 m | 18.8 mi |
| Shawkemo Hills | E 97° | 26 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sauls Hills | E 98° | 23 m | 6.9 mi |
| Popsquatchet Hills | SE 124° | 22 m | 1.8 mi |
| Washaqua Hill | WNW 286° | 22 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NNW 340° | 22 m | 24.9 mi |
| Macys Hill | E 97° | 19 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:31 | 16:15 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29800522
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