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Mill Pond Conserv. Area

Mill Pond Conserv. Area from directly overhead

Mill Pond Conserv. Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Annes Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.53634, -71.50036

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint Annes Field: 0.2 mi
  • Bumblebee Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fay Park: 0.8 mi
  • 300 King Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • Koerper Field: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 2.5 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.7 mi
  • Presumed site of Shaker Reservoir: 2.7 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.4 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 4.2 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 38
  • Harvard Town Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Cascades: 15.3 mi
  • The Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 17.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Mill Pond Conserv. Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 241°187 m2.8 mi
Oak HillSW 233°187 m3.7 mi
Prospect HillWSW 248°171 m6.0 mi
Dean's HillWSW 246°157 m5.5 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 335°157 m6.5 mi
Prospect HillNNW 330°149 m5.1 mi
Pin Hill SouthWSW 248°148 m4.8 mi
Pin Hill NorthWSW 248°147 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29763231

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