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E Templeton Pond Dam Project

E Templeton Pond Dam Project from directly overhead

E Templeton Pond Dam Project is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is East Templeton WWII Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.56310, -72.03944

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Kermit Coleman Field: 0.4 mi
  • The Common: 1.5 mi
  • Greenwood Playground: 2.1 mi
  • Pulaski Playground: 2.2 mi
  • Maki Park: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Dolbier Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Greenwood Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Mine Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Washington Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Kendall Hill: 2.7 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • South Royalston Chicken: 7.2 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 8.1 mi
  • Clyde II: 8.2 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 16.2 mi
  • Folly: 21.2 mi
Museums: 30
  • Gardner Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 5.0 mi
  • Fisher Museum: 8.0 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 8.2 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 27
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 26
Beaches: 21
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 5.9 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 8.4 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Emerson Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Cascades: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of E Templeton Pond Dam Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillW 259°416 m6.9 mi
Baldwin HillW 281°411 m6.0 mi
Meeting House HillNE 48°409 m8.3 mi
Packard HillNE 42°407 m8.1 mi
Town Line HillNNE 28°406 m5.8 mi
Ward HillW 274°405 m6.8 mi
Canesto HillS 188°400 m3.3 mi
Church RockESE 116°398 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828
Precip in3.53.23.93.73.64.54.44.34.34.93.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29682936

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