Carter Pond Wildlife Conservation Easement
Carter Pond Wildlife Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990-08-31
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 19.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 28.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 13 mi
- Overlook · 18 mi
- Waterfall · 19 mi
- Summit House · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ridge Hill: 0.8 mi
- Raccoon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Farrow Hill: 2.4 mi
- Loring Hill: 2.7 mi
- Carter Hill: 2.8 mi
- Rocking Stone Park: 1.4 mi
- Town Common: 3.5 mi
- Felton Field: 4.2 mi
- Town Common: 4.6 mi
- Town Common: 4.7 mi
- Trail Continues: 2.4 mi
- Old Town Hall: 2.7 mi
- Old Schoolhouse: 2.7 mi
- Path Continues: 3.2 mi
- F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 3.4 mi
- Dana Common Historical Rock: 2.7 mi
- Dana Common Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 2.7 mi
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 2.7 mi
- Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 3.7 mi
- Babbitt Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- South Street Conservation Area: 3.2 mi
- White Horse Lane Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Cooks Canyon: 3.6 mi
- Moose Brook Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Fisher Museum: 7.6 mi
- Old Academy Building: 9.6 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Pelham Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Old Town Hall: 12.0 mi
- Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.4 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 14.5 mi
- Robert Frost: 17.8 mi
- Metawampe: 18.1 mi
- Quinnipiac: 18.1 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 18.1 mi
- Overlook: 2.9 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 3.6 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 14.7 mi
- Ice Fall: 14.8 mi
- The Sanctuary: 17.5 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 12.7 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 14.4 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 15.8 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 16.2 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 11.4 mi
- Doane's Falls: 15.7 mi
- Doane's Falls: 15.8 mi
- Spirit Falls: 17.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 19.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Carter Pond Wildlife Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | N 1° | 416 m | 8.5 mi |
| Canesto Hill | NE 45° | 400 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hawes Hill | NE 49° | 383 m | 3.8 mi |
| Searle Hill | NNE 16° | 383 m | 8.5 mi |
| Babbitt Hill | NE 43° | 376 m | 4.1 mi |
| Allen Hill | ENE 67° | 374 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NNE 29° | 369 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Jefferson | NE 55° | 368 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29673982
Day trips start here
- Gardner · 14 mi
- Princeton · 15 mi
- Spencer · 15 mi
- Ashburnham · 16 mi
- Westminster · 16 mi
- Amherst · 18 mi
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