Jacobs Pond Conservation Area
Jacobs Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the east-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is South Shore Natural Science Center, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 0.6 mi
- Herring Run: 5.0 mi
- House Rock: 5.8 mi
- South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.9 mi
- Mann Farmhouse: 6.3 mi
- South Shore Natural Science Center: 0.6 mi
- Hatch Lots Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Burnt Plain Swamp: 1.1 mi
- Howe Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Dillingham Site: 1.5 mi
- Simon Hill Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Kress Field: 2.6 mi
- Blaisdell Park: 2.7 mi
- Gaffield Park: 3.1 mi
- Hartsuffs Park: 3.1 mi
- Simon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Otis Hill: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Blue: 2.0 mi
- Dedication to Park Donator: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- prs 2011 sun dial: 4.1 mi
- Last Alarm Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Fred K Tolken Square: 4.7 mi
- Shea Naval Aviation Museum: 4.4 mi
- Station No. 5: 4.7 mi
- Weymouth Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Maritime and Mossing Museum: 5.7 mi
- Benjamin Lincoln House: 5.7 mi
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 5.0 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 5.0 mi
- Elf Mini Bridge: 5.1 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 5.3 mi
- Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 5.6 mi
- Vintage Willow Tree Grover: 5.0 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- South Shore Health System Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Olden's Garden: 5.1 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 5.3 mi
- Egypt Beach: 6.6 mi
- North Scituate Beach: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.9 mi
- Pleasant Beach: 6.9 mi
- White Head: 6.7 mi
- Third Cliff: 7.1 mi
- Second Cliff: 7.2 mi
- First Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Fourth Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 5.0 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 11.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 15.4 mi
- Oak Lea: 15.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 11.4 mi
- Boston Light: 11.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.4 mi
- Rainshed: 11.4 mi
- Boathouse: 11.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 17.5 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 18.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 22.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 22.7 mi
- Haywardville: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Jacobs Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hill | ESE 114° | 77 m | 6.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 267° | 75 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | N 353° | 72 m | 1.9 mi |
| Judges Hill | NE 41° | 71 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Blue | NE 41° | 66 m | 2.0 mi |
| Black Pond Hill | ENE 66° | 64 m | 2.6 mi |
| Otis Hill | ENE 57° | 58 m | 1.7 mi |
| Paradise Hill | E 95° | 58 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:41 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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