Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Mill Pond Conservation Area
Mill Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Peach Orchard Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Burlington
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.51214, -71.17985
- 5.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peach Orchard Hill: 0.4 mi
- Wood Hill: 1.5 mi
- Winn Hill: 1.6 mi
- Greenleaf Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Babylon Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Rock Pond Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Sawmill Brook Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Green Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Kylie Estates Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Murray Hill Open Space: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Rahanis Playground: 0.7 mi
- Recreation Center Field: 0.7 mi
- Burlington Sculpture Park: 0.8 mi
- Burlington Town Common: 0.9 mi
- Simonds Park: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Burlington Public Museum: 1.0 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 3.6 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.9 mi
- Wakefield History Museum: 5.0 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 1.3 mi
- muster: 4.7 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 5.0 mi
- The Patriot: 5.1 mi
- Buddha Statue: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 1.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.6 mi
- Woburn Honor Roll: 2.6 mi
- Woburn Moose Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Battle Road Memorial: 3.3 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 3.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.4 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 11.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 11.9 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard: 4.1 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.1 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 5.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- Bowman Tavern: 5.8 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 6.0 mi
- Stone Chimney: 6.1 mi
- RR Semaphore: 6.2 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Bloody Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Crag 1: 7.2 mi
- Skull Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 11.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 19.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.5 mi
- Rainshed: 19.5 mi
- Boston Light: 19.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 6.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 12.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.7 mi
- Rail Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 7.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 10.1 mi
- Newbury Falls: 20.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Mill Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | S 182° | 110 m | 4.8 mi |
| Loring Hill | SSW 210° | 109 m | 5.8 mi |
| Granny Hill | SSW 207° | 108 m | 4.6 mi |
| Zion Hill | S 180° | 107 m | 3.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 176° | 107 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | S 171° | 105 m | 4.7 mi |
| Robinson Hill | SW 218° | 102 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Independence | SSW 197° | 101 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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