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Spring Pond Water Department Land

Spring Pond Water Department Land from directly overhead

Spring Pond Water Department Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Castle Rock stands 87 m to the west, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Frog Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.49581, -70.94781

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Long Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Indian Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Hermon: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Spickett: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Lakeshore Park: 0.5 mi
  • MacArthur Park: 0.7 mi
  • Floating Bridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Magnolia Avenue Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Flax Pond Playground: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • Dungeon Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Echo Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Union Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Steel Tower: 2.3 mi
  • Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Peabody Public Safety Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Francis J. Cassidy (1928–1990): 3.0 mi
  • Benjamin Punchard, Shoreman: 3.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Kings Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Lynn Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Fisherman's Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Whales Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Willow Ave Beach: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • Viking Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Goldfish: 3.2 mi
  • Pride/Identity: 3.2 mi
  • Untitled: 3.2 mi
  • Crabs: 3.2 mi
Gardens
  • Pickman Park Community Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Ropes Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Salem Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Community Gardens: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 51
Picnic sites: 23
  • Pinetops Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 15.0 mi
  • Oak Lea: 15.1 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.1 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 20
Springs: 5
  • Quarry Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Rail Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Commissioners Landing: 11.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Newbury Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Spring Pond Water Department Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle RockW 264°87.2 m4.9 mi
Burrill HillWSW 258°87 m2.0 mi
Crow HillW 265°82.9 m4.8 mi
Mount HoodSW 235°79 m5.3 mi
Mount GileadW 261°77 m2.4 mi
Mount HermonW 272°76 m1.6 mi
Rocky HillWSW 258°74.4 m4.6 mi
Mount MoriahWSW 251°74 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:25
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1115:2916:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272935455564716963524233
Precip in3.83.54.74.33.54.13.53.33.65.04.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marblehead, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689289

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