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Leesville Pond

Leesville Pond from directly overhead

Leesville Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockland Rd Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1982-12-31

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22560, -71.82738

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Cookson Field: 0.9 mi
  • Hadwen Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ty Cobb Park: 1.2 mi
  • Prospect Parkway Field: 1.2 mi
  • College Square: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Pakachoag Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Dorothy Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Dead Horse Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Union Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Union Hill: 2.5 mi
Attractions
  • Worcester Wall: 2.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Orthodox Altar: 0.5 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 0.7 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 1.3 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 1.5 mi
  • Sigmund Freud: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 3.2 mi
  • Secret Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Lawn Garden: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 29
Museums: 28
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cargill Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.7 mi
  • Cascades: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Asnebumskit HillNW 326°421 m6.3 mi
Little Asnebumskit HillNNW 327°399 m7.0 mi
Elliott HillNW 309°359 m6.1 mi
Cooper HillNW 317°358 m6.4 mi
Howe HillNW 317°352 m5.8 mi
Stonehouse HillNNW 343°330 m6.3 mi
Carey HillWNW 298°327 m4.6 mi
Burncoat HillW 280°327 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1415:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29700992

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