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Sheep Pond Woodlands

Sheep Pond Woodlands from directly overhead

Sheep Pond Woodlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east-northeast, 1.9 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.0 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2002-06-24

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74897, -70.07084

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Former Camp Wono: 1.3 mi
  • Town of Brewster vacant structure: 2.3 mi
  • Cape Cod Sea Camps: 2.4 mi
  • Drummer Boy Park: 2.6 mi
  • Belmont Park: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 52
Historic sites: 47
Museums: 39
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 14
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 2.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 2.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 2.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
  • rest area: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 2.7 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sheep Pond Woodlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillENE 71°165 m1.9 mi
Telegraph HillW 267°85 m21.4 mi
Flatrock HillW 271°82 m24.1 mi
Discovery HillW 265°77 m20.5 mi
Signal HillW 260°60 m5.9 mi
Clay HillWSW 254°58 m15.4 mi
Black Ball HillWSW 258°45 m6.3 mi
Faunces MountainW 271°43 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0515:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29844210

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