Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Little Pond
Little Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974-02-06
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.54625, -70.58805
- 15.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Little Pond: 0.0 mi
- Little Pond: 0.0 mi
- Morse Pond East Shore: 1.1 mi
- Morse Pond Shore: 1.2 mi
- Nye"S Pond Shore: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Bristol Beach: 0.1 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.6 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 1.6 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.6 mi
- Surf Drive Beach: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Central Park: 0.5 mi
- Marine Park: 0.8 mi
- Deacon"S Pond Park: 0.8 mi
- Kite Park: 0.9 mi
- Hotel Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Riddle Hill: 2.8 mi
- Swifts Hill: 3.1 mi
- The Knob: 3.8 mi
- Nobska Hill: 4.0 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 1.4 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 4.1 mi
- Woods Holl: 4.5 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 6.4 mi
Museums: 43
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 1.7 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 4.8 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 6.3 mi
- Cottage Museum: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 27
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 0.5 mi
- The Liberté: 1.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 4.5 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 6.3 mi
- Big Bridge: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Falmouth Heights: 3.7 mi
- Husselton Head: 5.3 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Nobska Point: 6.0 mi
- North Head: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 17
- Colonial Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 4.5 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 12
- Helen Keller: 4.6 mi
- Whale Tail: 4.6 mi
- Rachel Carson: 4.6 mi
- Buddha: 5.2 mi
- Tree of Bike: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Nobska Point Light: 4.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.5 mi
- Oil House: 4.6 mi
- West Chop Light: 4.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 4.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- truck pull-off: 14.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.6 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 18.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 15.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Little Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 211° | 94.8 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 6° | 93 m | 11.3 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 22° | 85 m | 14.0 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 10° | 82 m | 14.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 7° | 80 m | 12.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 214° | 78 m | 14.9 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 27° | 77 m | 13.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 360° | 71 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29699147
Day trips start here
- Marion · 14 mi
- Mattapoisett · 14 mi
- SouthCoast · 15 mi
- Wareham · 16 mi
- Rochester · 18 mi
- New Bedford · 19 mi
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