Edgartown Great Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
Edgartown Great Pond Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Pocketapaces, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 25 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mass Audubon
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pocketapaces: 0.5 mi
- Bold Water Conservation Restriction: 0.6 mi
- Manuel F. Correllus State Forest: 1.1 mi
- Vineyard Acres Ii: 1.1 mi
- Ben Toms Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Cannonball Park: 2.4 mi
- Forest Park: 4.8 mi
- Valley Park: 4.8 mi
- Enos Lots: 5.0 mi
- Edgartown Beach: 2.6 mi
- South Beach: 2.8 mi
- Fuller Street Beach: 3.3 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 3.3 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 3.3 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sampson Hill: 4.1 mi
- Washaqua Hill: 4.7 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 5.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 6.6 mi
- ship's anchor: 2.4 mi
- cannon: 2.7 mi
- cannon: 2.7 mi
- War Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 2.7 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 2.9 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 5.5 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 5.5 mi
- North Head: 5.6 mi
- Wasque Point: 6.0 mi
- Husselton Head: 6.7 mi
- Makonikey Head: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 8.1 mi
- Big Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 5.7 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 11.7 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 11.9 mi
- Whale Tail: 2.9 mi
- Helen Keller: 11.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 11.8 mi
- Rachel Carson: 11.8 mi
- Buddha: 13.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.5 mi
- Oil House: 7.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.5 mi
- West Chop Light: 7.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.5 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 11.9 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 22.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edgartown Great Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | W 262° | 94.8 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 360° | 93 m | 23.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 1° | 80 m | 24.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 266° | 78 m | 9.6 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 11° | 77 m | 24.6 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 356° | 71 m | 19.7 mi |
| Whiting Hill | WNW 286° | 68 m | 7.5 mi |
| Clay Hill | NNE 26° | 58 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1091958174
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 23 mi
- Mattapoisett · 24 mi
- Marion · 25 mi
- Dartmouth · 27 mi
- New Bedford · 27 mi
- Rochester · 28 mi
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