Spectacle Pond Reservation
Spectacle Pond Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cr #17, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cr #17: 0.1 mi
- Burlington Self Storage Cr: 1.0 mi
- Coonamessett Bogs: 1.1 mi
- Harvey Moraine Parcel: 1.2 mi
- Coonamessett Bogs: 1.4 mi
- Coonamessett Greenway Heritage Trail: 1.1 mi
- Trotting Park Skate Park: 1.1 mi
- Trotting Park: 1.1 mi
- John L. Neill Youth Baseball Complex: 1.2 mi
- Teaticket Park: 1.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
- Swifts Hill: 2.8 mi
- Riddle Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mt. Otis: 4.2 mi
- Mt. Zig: 4.5 mi
- Bristol Beach: 2.8 mi
- Black Beach: 2.8 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 3.1 mi
- Menauhant Beach: 3.2 mi
- Menahaunt Beach: 3.2 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 2.6 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
- Woods Holl: 5.9 mi
- HU-25 Falcon: 6.4 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 2.6 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 2.6 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 6.0 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 7.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 2.8 mi
- The Liberté: 3.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 5.9 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 9.1 mi
- Marstons Mills Herring Run: 10.2 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 5.4 mi
- bluff: 6.7 mi
- Nobska Point: 7.3 mi
- Husselton Head: 8.0 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 5.7 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 11.9 mi
- Tree of Bike: 4.9 mi
- Buddha: 5.5 mi
- Helen Keller: 5.9 mi
- Whale Tail: 5.9 mi
- Rachel Carson: 5.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.8 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 17.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.5 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 5.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.3 mi
- Oil House: 7.3 mi
- West Chop Light: 7.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.3 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Spectacle Pond Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 206° | 94.8 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 9° | 93 m | 8.6 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 28° | 85 m | 11.6 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 13° | 82 m | 12.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 10° | 80 m | 10.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 208° | 78 m | 17.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NE 34° | 77 m | 11.5 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 2° | 71 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:31 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29698921
Day trips start here
- Marion · 12 mi
- Mattapoisett · 13 mi
- SouthCoast · 13 mi
- Wareham · 14 mi
- Rochester · 15 mi
- New Bedford · 18 mi
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