Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Lost Pond Reservation
Lost Pond Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Doublet Hill stands 108 m to the west-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Pond Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31574, -71.17345
- 3.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lost Pond Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Hahn Brook Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Kennard Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Baldpate Meadow Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Kesseler Woods Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Hammond Pond Parkway: 0.3 mi
- Kennard Park: 0.4 mi
- Skyline Park: 0.4 mi
- Dane Park: 0.6 mi
- Horace James Circle: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Bald Pate Hill: 0.8 mi
- Institution Hill: 0.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.1 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Longyear Museum: 0.9 mi
- Mary Baker Eddy Historic House: 1.1 mi
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum: 1.4 mi
- McMullen Museum of Art: 1.8 mi
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Saint Ignatius Loyola: 1.3 mi
- Hamony Unity: 3.0 mi
- Ringer Park Tribute: 3.0 mi
- The Greening of Griggs: 3.0 mi
- Caterpillar: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Heartbreak Hill (Top/End): 1.4 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 1.5 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 1.6 mi
- Jamaica Pond Bench: 2.9 mi
- Sam Adams Boston Brewery Tour: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.7 mi
- Rabbi Joseph Shalom Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Historic Springhouse: 2.4 mi
- War Memorial: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 1.6 mi
- North Beach: 6.4 mi
- South Beach: 6.7 mi
- Powissett Beach: 6.7 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 6.8 mi
Gardens
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.9 mi
- Jamaica Pond Park Rain Garden: 2.9 mi
- Bradley Rosaceous Collection: 3.0 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 3.1 mi
- School Garden: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
- The Alcove: 0.5 mi
- Upper Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Lower Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 0.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Oak Lea: 4.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 4.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 5.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 14.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.5 mi
- Rainshed: 14.5 mi
- Boston Light: 14.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 9.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 10.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Lost Pond Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doublet Hill | WNW 294° | 108 m | 5.6 mi |
| Maugus Hill | W 266° | 101 m | 4.9 mi |
| Single Tree Hill | ENE 65° | 100 m | 1.2 mi |
| Waban Hill | N 359° | 98 m | 1.6 mi |
| Bellevue Hill | SSE 151° | 94 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bird's Hill | SW 223° | 92 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Walley | ESE 105° | 91 m | 1.9 mi |
| Wellington Hill | N 351° | 91 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamaica Plain, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29835968
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- Newton · 2 mi
- Boston/Allston-Brighton · 3 mi
- Boston/Jamaica Plain-Mission Hill · 3 mi
- Boston/Outer Neighborhoods · 3 mi
- Brookline · 3 mi
- Boston/Fenway-Kenmore · 4 mi
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