Little Island Pond
Little Island Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Telegraph Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Telegraph Hill: 0.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hio Hill: 2.4 mi
- Manomet Hill: 2.5 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.8 mi
- Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- Briggs Property: 1.0 mi
- Shallow Pond: 1.2 mi
- Reid Pond Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Foothills Presereve: 1.6 mi
- Fresh Pond Park: 1.2 mi
- Briggs Playground: 1.7 mi
- Emerson Field: 2.5 mi
- Saint Catherine's Chapel Park: 2.7 mi
- Cleft Rock Park: 2.9 mi
- Colony Beach: 2.3 mi
- Pilgrim Beach: 2.3 mi
- Surfside Beach: 2.7 mi
- Main Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pilgrim Shorefront: 3.5 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 6.3 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 6.9 mi
- Sagamore Hill Trail: 8.7 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 9.4 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 10.0 mi
- Plimoth Plantation: 4.1 mi
- Harlow Old Fort House: 5.8 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 6.1 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 6.2 mi
- Richard Sparrow House: 6.2 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 6.2 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 6.2 mi
- Massasoit: 6.3 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 6.3 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Mayflower II: 6.4 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 6.4 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 8.2 mi
- Herring Run: 8.4 mi
- Edaville: 10.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 4.5 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 6.1 mi
- High Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Hog Island: 12.1 mi
- Fullers Point: 14.8 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 10.5 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 10.6 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 10.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.6 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 10.7 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 5.3 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 8.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.8 mi
- Plymouth Light: 7.7 mi
- Pumphouse: 7.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 8.3 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 19.6 mi
- Long Point: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Little Island Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | NNW 343° | 114 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pine Hills | N 349° | 95 m | 3.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 178° | 93 m | 12.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSE 157° | 85 m | 12.0 mi |
| Monks Hill | WNW 302° | 83 m | 8.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | SSE 168° | 82 m | 9.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | S 175° | 80 m | 11.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | SSE 154° | 77 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:39 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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