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Josephs Pond Landing

Josephs Pond Landing from directly overhead

Josephs Pond Landing is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Walkers Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 4.4 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70108, -70.04675

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Brooks Park: 1.5 mi
  • Former Camp Wono: 2.3 mi
  • Larsen Park: 2.5 mi
  • Belmont Park: 4.1 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 4.5 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 35
Attractions: 15
Gardens: 12
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 22.9 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 1.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 1.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.7 mi
  • rest area: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 8
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Picnick Area: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Josephs Pond Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillN 8°165 m4.0 mi
Telegraph HillW 276°85 m22.8 mi
Discovery HillW 274°77 m21.8 mi
Signal HillWNW 288°60 m7.4 mi
Clay HillW 266°58 m16.1 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 285°45 m7.7 mi
Faunces MountainW 279°43 m24.3 mi
Mill HillNNE 24°41 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:52
June solstice05:0719:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0515:2916:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29800091

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