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Hovey's Pond Meadow

Hovey's Pond Meadow from directly overhead

Hovey's Pond Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Millbrook Farm Field Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Millbrook Farm
Getting there

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Coordinates42.72067, -71.07653

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Byers Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Austin Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Russell Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Carter Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Hayman: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Barker Property (BTA/BOLT): 0.9 mi
  • Washington Park: 2.2 mi
  • Weir Hill Reservation: 2.3 mi
  • Alfred Park: 2.3 mi
  • Schruender Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Museums
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Andover Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 8.8 mi
Artworks
  • Bicentennial Statue: 5.6 mi
  • Armillary Sphere: 5.9 mi
  • Pieta: 9.8 mi
  • Anchor: 11.0 mi
  • muster: 11.4 mi
Attractions
  • Corn Maze: 9.7 mi
  • The Rockery: 9.8 mi
  • Kiddie Canoes: 10.0 mi
  • Policy Pond Log Flume: 10.0 mi
  • Mine of Lost Souls: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 24
Picnic sites: 21
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 5.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 7.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 7.8 mi
  • Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 12.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Newbury Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Rail Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Hovey's Pond Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holt HillSSW 195°128 m5.7 mi
Mills HillSSW 206°121 m3.8 mi
Town Farm HillS 187°117 m2.9 mi
Boston HillS 189°117 m5.2 mi
Claypit HillSSW 196°116 m4.2 mi
Baldpate HillESE 106°107 m3.2 mi
Osgood HillWSW 240°105 m1.9 mi
Reservoir HillWNW 294°105 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:1918:57
June solstice05:0719:4420:27
September equinox06:3218:0618:44
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/993524854

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