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Wattles Pond Conservation Area

Wattles Pond Conservation Area from directly overhead

Wattles Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Townsend Hill stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadowbrook Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.65445, -71.56768

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kennedy Field: 1.2 mi
  • Kennedy Field: 1.2 mi
  • Town Field: 1.4 mi
  • Comisky Field: 1.4 mi
  • Yapp Hay Field: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 4.6 mi
  • SkyVenture: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 8.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 8.6 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 10.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens: 57
Beaches: 28
  • Swimming Hole: 4.8 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 10.4 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 11
  • The Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Cascades: 13.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 9.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 17.3 mi
  • River Road Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Wattles Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Townsend HillWNW 290°180 m5.5 mi
Hunting HillSW 235°158 m6.1 mi
Chestnut HillSSE 164°157 m2.4 mi
Coreys HillNNW 327°156 m7.2 mi
Mount LebanonWSW 258°149 m2.2 mi
Nissitissit HillsN 358°149 m2.8 mi
Prospect HillSSE 167°149 m3.9 mi
Brown LoafSSE 159°141 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1415:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867737164514030
Precip in3.03.14.13.93.64.23.63.74.14.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nashua Cwsu, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29761767

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