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Sandy Pond / Ship Pond

Sandy Pond / Ship Pond from directly overhead

Sandy Pond / Ship Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 4.2 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.78542, -70.56676
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Burying Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Signal Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Discovery Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Moss Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Keith Field: 1.6 mi
  • Cape Cod Canal Access: 1.7 mi
  • North Sagamore Playground: 1.9 mi
  • Elmer E. Raymond Playground: 2.0 mi
  • Hawes Field: 2.1 mi
Beaches
Museums
Historic sites: 55
  • Sagamore Hill Trail: 2.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Samuel M. Beale, Jr, M.D.: 4.4 mi
  • Maritime Park: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 0.8 mi
  • Herring Run: 0.9 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 5.8 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 5.8 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 17
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 15
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 4.0 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 4.0 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 4.1 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 2.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 9.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.0 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 11.5 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 0.9 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Sandy Pond / Ship Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 353°114 m9.9 mi
Pine HillsN 354°95 m10.4 mi
Pine HillS 179°93 m5.3 mi
Telegraph HillSE 131°85 m5.5 mi
Monks HillNNW 327°83 m14.5 mi
Flatrock HillSE 146°82 m2.6 mi
Avery HillS 173°80 m3.7 mi
Discovery HillSE 129°77 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29899865

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