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Grassy Pond Conservation Area

Grassy Pond Conservation Area from directly overhead

Grassy Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Land/Sheffield Av, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.6 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1999-06-25

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71794, -70.16504

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Johnny Kelley Park: 1.2 mi
  • Scargo Park: 1.7 mi
  • Nobscussett Park: 2.0 mi
  • Belmont Park: 2.1 mi
  • Drummer Boy Park: 3.4 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 49
Museums: 39
Artworks: 29
Attractions: 19
Gardens: 14
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 17.2 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • rest area: 1.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 1.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 2.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnick Area: 8.0 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 20.7 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Grassy Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillENE 67°165 m7.2 mi
Pine HillW 268°93 m20.7 mi
Telegraph HillW 274°85 m16.6 mi
Flatrock HillW 278°82 m19.4 mi
Avery HillW 273°80 m20.3 mi
Discovery HillW 272°77 m15.6 mi
Deer Horn HillW 260°71 m22.2 mi
Discovery HillW 279°61 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0719:3720:19
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0515:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313137455564717164544537
Precip in3.83.74.34.13.53.32.83.43.94.74.04.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Harwich, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29800766

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