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Sly Pond Natural Heritage Area

Sly Pond Natural Heritage Area from directly overhead

Sly Pond Natural Heritage Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east-northeast, 5.9 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1989-06-02
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.90475, -70.70138
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pinnacle Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Federal Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Flagg Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Sparrow Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Watson Hill: 3.9 mi
Parks
  • Morton Park: 2.7 mi
  • King Property: 3.5 mi
  • Haskell Field: 3.6 mi
  • Shurtleff Park: 3.7 mi
  • Savery Historic District: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Museums: 54
Attractions: 29
Gardens: 27
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 14.7 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 14.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 16
Rest areas: 6
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 3.0 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 15.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 15.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 11.6 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 22.4 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Sly Pond Natural Heritage Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillENE 75°114 m5.9 mi
Pine HillsENE 70°95 m6.2 mi
Monks HillNNW 345°83 m4.0 mi
Flatrock HillSE 141°82 m13.3 mi
Avery HillSSE 148°80 m14.0 mi
Flagg HillESE 107°64 m3.0 mi
Pinnacle HillENE 78°62 m1.2 mi
Sparrow HillN 9°61 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0815:3016:15

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, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690925

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