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Long Pond

Long Pond from directly overhead

Long Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the east, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Low Beach, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 30 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Nantucket Land Bank

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27329, -70.17963

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Low Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Shimmo Property: 0.5 mi
  • Hither Creek: 0.6 mi
  • Head Of The Plains: 0.7 mi
  • Long Pond: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 40
Parks: 38
Peaks: 15
  • Trots Hills: 1.7 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Swain Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Popsquatchet Hills: 3.5 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Hadwen House Gardens: 4.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Whale Tail: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Folger HillE 87°33 m8.9 mi
Sampson HillWNW 295°28 m17.4 mi
Shawkemo HillsE 84°26 m7.0 mi
Sauls HillsE 87°23 m8.9 mi
Popsquatchet HillsE 85°22 m3.5 mi
Washaqua HillWNW 293°22 m16.5 mi
Macys HillE 86°19 m8.1 mi
Fudge HillE 82°18 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1718:53
June solstice05:0919:3620:18
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0415:3116:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333438465462696964554639
Precip in3.22.83.83.63.03.02.73.03.64.43.83.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29800802

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