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Wilson Pond

Wilson Pond from directly overhead

Wilson Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Baldpate Hill stands 107 m to the west-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Essex Coastal Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.69482, -70.93607

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Town Conservation Land: 0.2 mi
  • Town Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
  • Town Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
  • Town Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
  • Willowdale Circle: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Hunsley Hills: 1.0 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Ornes Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Smith Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Eiras Park: 1.3 mi
  • Benjamin Howe Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Pye Brook Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Hemlock Junction: 2.6 mi
  • Klock Park: 2.9 mi
Beaches
  • Hood Pond Community Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Middleton Town Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Clark Beach: 7.2 mi
  • The Knobbs: 7.4 mi
  • Steep Hill Beach: 7.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Georgetown Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Davis Hayfield Pollinator Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Trinity Church Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
  • The Fruit Trees & Conifers: 4.6 mi
  • The Drought Tolerant Garden: 4.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Sparrows: 7.9 mi
  • Clyde: 8.0 mi
  • Eclipse: 8.1 mi
  • Torrential Flight: 8.2 mi
  • Will He.: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 23
Lighthouses: 14
Picnic sites: 11
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
  • I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Seabrook Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Newbury Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Hampton Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Great Falls: 19.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Rail Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Lion's Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Jailhouse Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Wilson Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldpate HillWNW 283°107 m4.1 mi
Bayns HillW 269°100 m5.4 mi
Shaven Crown HillW 276°98 m4.7 mi
Wood HillW 269°84.7 m6.1 mi
Bruin HillW 262°84 m6.6 mi
Littles HillWNW 294°79 m3.6 mi
Brake HillNNW 329°78.64 m6.8 mi
Prospect HillENE 74°77 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0719:4320:26
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1215:2816:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262936475767727163514132
Precip in3.73.64.94.23.84.23.63.44.14.93.94.7

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690192

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