Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Pine Island Pond Preserve
Pine Island Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.64789, -70.77027
- 16.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 25.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 24.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pine Island Pond Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Pine Island Pond Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Eustis Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Island Street (Belenger): 0.4 mi
- Crescent Beach: 0.4 mi
Beaches
- Hollywoods Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pico Beach: 1.1 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 1.8 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 1.8 mi
- Brant Beach: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Mattapoisett Shipyard Park: 1.5 mi
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 2.2 mi
- Shipyard Park: 2.3 mi
- Silver Shell Beach: 3.3 mi
- Town Field: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 4.1 mi
- Great Hill: 4.9 mi
- Mendall Hill: 6.9 mi
- Tempes Knob: 7.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Delano Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 7.0 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
- New Bedford Merchant Mariners: 7.7 mi
- Battery Walcott: 7.7 mi
Museums: 56
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 7.6 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 7.7 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 7.9 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 8.0 mi
- Mariner's Home: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 33
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 7.9 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 7.9 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 8.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 8.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Cliffs: 3.5 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Hog Island: 8.7 mi
- Nobska Point: 9.9 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 21
- Tree of Bike: 8.8 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Rachel Carson: 9.9 mi
- Whale Tail: 9.9 mi
- Helen Keller: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 20
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 8.3 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 9.8 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 12.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 7.8 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 10.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.5 mi
- West Chop Light: 14.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.3 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Pine Island Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 289° | 109 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 68° | 93 m | 11.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 68° | 85 m | 15.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 58° | 82 m | 14.1 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 62° | 80 m | 12.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | ENE 71° | 77 m | 16.5 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 85° | 71 m | 9.4 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SSE 168° | 68 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:32 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29697647
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 2 mi
- Marion · 4 mi
- SouthCoast · 4 mi
- Rochester · 6 mi
- New Bedford · 8 mi
- Wareham · 8 mi
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