Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Electric Pond
Electric Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Goat Hill stands 268 m to the west-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockdale Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.15798, -71.65534
- 14.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 20.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rockdale Park: 0.4 mi
- Fisher Park: 2.1 mi
- District 9 Schoolhouse Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Plummer Playground: 2.3 mi
- Riverview Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Bernetts Pasture: 0.8 mi
- Macomber Land: 1.2 mi
- Macomber Land: 1.2 mi
- Tax Title Land: 1.3 mi
- Lake Wildwood: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Shining Rock: 1.1 mi
- Keith Hill: 2.4 mi
- Leland Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pratt Hill: 2.7 mi
- Plummers Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- WWII & Korean War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Crash Site Monument: 6.0 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 6.4 mi
Attractions
- Devil's Corncrib: 3.7 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 3.7 mi
- Old Black Oak: 4.5 mi
- Teetering Rock: 8.3 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 53
- Statue: 7.0 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 8.6 mi
- Sundial: 9.3 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 51
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 10.7 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 11.3 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 11.5 mi
Museums: 49
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 3.3 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 5.7 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 5.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 9.0 mi
- EcoTarium: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 40
- Memorial Beach: 3.6 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 6.8 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 9.5 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 10.0 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- 1: 20.5 mi
- 36: 20.5 mi
- 35: 20.6 mi
- 16-34: 20.6 mi
- 2: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Condo Rock: 7.9 mi
- The Wall: 8.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 18.5 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascade Brook Falls: 19.8 mi
- Cargill Falls: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Electric Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Hill | WSW 245° | 268 m | 8.9 mi |
| Whittier Hill | WSW 251° | 256 m | 8.3 mi |
| King Hill | WSW 250° | 253 m | 5.1 mi |
| Potter Hill | W 267° | 241 m | 7.3 mi |
| Putnam Hill | WSW 246° | 231 m | 6.6 mi |
| Freeland Hill | WSW 256° | 229 m | 7.0 mi |
| Grass Hill | W 273° | 227 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | WSW 248° | 223 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29770152
Day trips start here
- Blackstone Valley · 2 mi
- Upton · 3 mi
- Millbury · 6 mi
- Milford · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 10 mi
- Blackstone · 11 mi
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