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Five Mile Pond

Five Mile Pond from directly overhead

Five Mile Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Abner Pond, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 8.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81161, -70.65270

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shangri-La Park: 1.3 mi
  • Crescent Park: 4.5 mi
  • Wabun Park: 4.5 mi
  • Wabun Park: 4.5 mi
  • Queen Sewell Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
  • Tarkiln Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Brandy Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Tower Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Bay Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Wankinco Neck: 4.6 mi
Beaches
Museums: 59
Historic sites: 59
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Maritime Park: 5.3 mi
  • Sagamore Hill Trail: 7.4 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 8.6 mi
  • Samuel M. Beale, Jr, M.D.: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 29
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 18
Gardens: 18
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 8.7 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 8.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 3.0 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 8.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.8 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 5.4 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Five Mile Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNE 22°114 m8.6 mi
Pine HillsNNE 21°95 m9.2 mi
Pine HillSSE 148°93 m8.4 mi
Telegraph HillESE 122°85 m10.1 mi
Monks HillNNW 341°83 m10.9 mi
Flatrock HillSE 124°82 m7.1 mi
Avery HillSE 138°80 m7.4 mi
Discovery HillESE 122°77 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29688847

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