Log Pond
Log Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Cub Hill stands 424 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is McNulty Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 13.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 27.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 6 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 27 mi
- Waterfall · 28 mi
- view to west · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McNulty Park: 0.3 mi
- South Hadley Canal Park: 0.4 mi
- Mitchell Field: 0.5 mi
- Kennedy Park: 0.5 mi
- Morgan Street Park: 0.5 mi
- First Leutenant Edward W. Kennedy Monument: 0.5 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 0.8 mi
- General Tadeusz Kosciuszko: 0.8 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Monument: 0.8 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wistariahurst Museum: 1.0 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 1.0 mi
- Holyoke Children's Museum: 1.0 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 3.4 mi
- Crafts Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.3 mi
- Deadtop: 2.8 mi
- Community Field: 1.4 mi
- Water Tower: 1.5 mi
- Jones Newton Property: 1.6 mi
- Water Tower: 1.6 mi
- Whiting St Watershed: 1.7 mi
- Student Garden: 3.3 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Phoenix Garden: 7.0 mi
- Systematics Garden: 7.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 7.0 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 1.0 mi
- World War II Tank: 5.1 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.0 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 8.0 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 12.2 mi
- Lady Liberty: 0.8 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 4.2 mi
- C3: 7.3 mi
- The Lorax: 8.1 mi
- The Storyteller: 8.1 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.0 mi
- Waterfall: 17.4 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 19.5 mi
- Glendale Falls: 20.1 mi
- Cascade: 21.5 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 5.9 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.8 mi
- David Musante Beach: 10.4 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.5 mi
- Titans Piazza: 5.1 mi
- Indian Leap: 7.7 mi
- Roaring Falls: 19.3 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 22.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 23.1 mi
- Rd: 2.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 2.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 2.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.6 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Log Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cub Hill | WNW 299° | 424 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | W 273° | 405 m | 9.9 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | WNW 287° | 372 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 313° | 363 m | 2.3 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | WNW 293° | 352 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | NE 42° | 337 m | 8.0 mi |
| Deadtop | NNW 328° | 333 m | 2.8 mi |
| Lizzie Mountain | W 270° | 330 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 25 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29906713
Day trips start here
- Holyoke · 1 mi
- South Hadley · 3 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 6 mi
- Northampton · 7 mi
- Ludlow · 8 mi
- Hadley · 9 mi
Take the scenic way to Log Pond.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.