Horse Pond
Horse Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Crocker Hill stands 369 m to the east, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Doanes Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 24 mi
- Summit House · 26 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
- Waterfall · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doanes Hill: 0.2 mi
- Newell Hill: 0.8 mi
- Batcheller Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bell Hill: 1.1 mi
- Tarbell Hill: 1.3 mi
- Doane Pond: 0.5 mi
- Doane Pond: 0.6 mi
- Crooks Cross Road: 0.7 mi
- Bell Hill: 1.1 mi
- Brooks Pond: 1.4 mi
- North Brookfield Common: 1.6 mi
- Wright Memorial Field: 4.3 mi
- Powder Mill Park: 4.4 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 4.4 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 4.5 mi
- Old Car: 3.1 mi
- Path Continues: 3.4 mi
- Path Continues: 3.5 mi
- Path Continues: 3.6 mi
- Corridor 71 Continues: 3.7 mi
- KIA Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 5.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 8.4 mi
- 1932 Rutland train crash site: 8.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 11.7 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.8 mi
- Small House Garden: 12.9 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 13.8 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 13.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 14.6 mi
- EcoTarium: 15.7 mi
- Guitar: 10.4 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 13.0 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 13.0 mi
- Human Chess Board: 13.2 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 13.5 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 4.2 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 5.5 mi
- Streeter Beach: 13.0 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 17.7 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 18.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.0 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 11.8 mi
- Overlook: 12.9 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.2 mi
- Ice Fall: 16.3 mi
- Emerson Falls: 21.5 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 21.6 mi
- Cascades: 22.9 mi
- Picnic: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Horse Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker Hill | E 79° | 369 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ragged Hill | W 266° | 368 m | 5.8 mi |
| Elliott Hill | E 96° | 359 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cooper Hill | E 90° | 358 m | 8.1 mi |
| Coys Hill | WSW 245° | 356 m | 7.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 67° | 355 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tufts Hill | NNW 338° | 351 m | 1.8 mi |
| Poverty Hill | NW 306° | 348 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29700936
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 5 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 11 mi
- South County · 13 mi
- Worcester · 14 mi
- Princeton · 15 mi
- Southbridge · 15 mi
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