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Shallow Pond

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Shallow Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Manomet Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 9.6 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89064, -70.55327

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fresh Pond Park: 0.8 mi
  • Briggs Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Emerson Field: 2.7 mi
  • Saint Catherine's Chapel Park: 2.9 mi
  • Cleft Rock Park: 3.4 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Indian Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Hio Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Manomet Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Pine Hills: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
Artworks: 36
Attractions: 22
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 15
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 10.0 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 10.1 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.1 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 6.4 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 8.1 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Shallow Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNW 323°114 m3.2 mi
Pine HillsNNW 330°95 m3.6 mi
Pine HillS 183°93 m12.6 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 162°85 m11.4 mi
Monks HillWNW 299°83 m9.9 mi
Flatrock HillS 175°82 m9.4 mi
Avery HillS 181°80 m11.0 mi
Discovery HillSSE 159°77 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:22
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 °F293137465666727163524335
Precip in3.83.04.94.43.53.83.33.53.84.84.54.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29699464

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