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Wildlands Trust - Six Ponds East Preserve

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Wildlands Trust - Six Ponds East Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 4.2 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 9.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2001-01-11

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86754, -70.60214

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Peaks
  • Tower Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Hio Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Bay Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Flagg Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Hedges Pond Recreational Area and Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Fresh Pond Park: 3.3 mi
  • Briggs Playground: 3.9 mi
  • Elmer E. Raymond Playground: 4.4 mi
  • Emerson Field: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 59
Artworks: 33
Attractions: 31
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 9.5 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 9.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 9.6 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 5.7 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 6.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 14.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 6.8 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Wildlands Trust - Six Ponds East Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 8°114 m4.2 mi
Pine HillsN 9°95 m4.7 mi
Pine HillS 170°93 m11.1 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 147°85 m11.0 mi
Monks HillNW 316°83 m8.9 mi
Flatrock HillSSE 157°82 m8.5 mi
Avery HillSSE 166°80 m9.6 mi
Discovery HillSE 145°77 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:3920:22
September equinox06:3018:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29703545

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