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Mill Pond Marsh

Mill Pond Marsh from directly overhead

Mill Pond Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Trot Lane Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52773, -71.50818

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint Annes Field: 0.7 mi
  • Bumblebee Park: 0.9 mi
  • Koerper Field: 1.3 mi
  • Fay Park: 1.4 mi
  • 300 King Street Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 2.1 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.3 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.4 mi
Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 38
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 8
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Cascades: 14.9 mi
  • The Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Mill Pond Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 249°187 m2.2 mi
Oak HillWSW 238°187 m3.0 mi
Prospect HillWSW 252°171 m5.4 mi
Dean's HillWSW 251°157 m4.9 mi
Prospect HillNNW 336°149 m5.4 mi
Pin Hill SouthWSW 253°148 m4.2 mi
Pin Hill NorthWSW 254°147 m4.1 mi
Brown LoafNNW 342°141 m5.7 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/29763134

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