Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Morses Pond Land
Morses Pond Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Morses Pond Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Wellesley
How to reach it
Coordinates42.29745, -71.31500
- 7.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 28.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 17 mi
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 2.9 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 5.6 mi
- Powissett Beach: 5.6 mi
Parks
- McKinnon Park: 0.3 mi
- Alumnae Valley: 0.3 mi
- Munger Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Severance Green: 0.5 mi
- Alexandra Botanical Garden: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Pine Point: 0.4 mi
- Pickle Point: 0.4 mi
- Overbrook Reservation: 0.6 mi
- Baird Marsh: 0.7 mi
- Cold Spring Brook Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 0.4 mi
- Fairy Rock: 1.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 1.3 mi
- Foundation & Chimney: 3.7 mi
- Martini Junction: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center: 0.5 mi
- Needham History Center & Museum: 3.3 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 3.5 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 4.7 mi
- Knight Hall: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Train Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 1.3 mi
- Broad Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 1.5 mi
- Steep Rock Hill: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Rhododendron Garden: 1.6 mi
- Teaching Herb Garden: 1.6 mi
- Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 1.6 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 1.6 mi
- Weezie's Garden for Children: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 2.3 mi
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 2.3 mi
- Ordway Brothers Square: 2.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site B-63: 2.8 mi
- Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Babson Globe: 2.6 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 3.6 mi
- Own Your Peace Sculpture: 4.3 mi
- Caterpillar: 4.7 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Lunch Wall: 7.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.3 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.4 mi
- The Alcove: 7.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 42
- Picnic Site 9: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 21.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.8 mi
- Boston Light: 21.8 mi
- Rainshed: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 14.1 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 15.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Morses Pond Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | SSE 165° | 137 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cedar Hill | SSE 161° | 134 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 170° | 125 m | 3.3 mi |
| Reeves Hill | NNW 331° | 122 m | 3.8 mi |
| Brush Hill | SW 228° | 121 m | 4.7 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SE 144° | 114 m | 5.3 mi |
| Powissett Peak | SSE 147° | 112 m | 5.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | SSE 167° | 111 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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