Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Wing Pond
Wing Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62262, -70.62811
- 11.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wing Pond: 0.2 mi
- Bourne Farm: 0.3 mi
- Old Silver Beach: 0.6 mi
- Keller Cr (Chase Rd): 0.9 mi
- Cornell Cr (Shapquit Bars Rd): 0.9 mi
Parks
- Swift Park: 1.6 mi
- Nye Park: 2.0 mi
- Cathedral Pines: 2.1 mi
- Sandwich Road Playing Fields: 3.4 mi
- Crane Wildlife Reservation Field: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Telegraph Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mt. Otis: 2.4 mi
- Mt. Zig: 2.7 mi
- Deer Horn Hill: 3.3 mi
- Swifts Hill: 3.9 mi
Beaches
- Big Beach: 1.7 mi
- Chappaquoit Beach: 1.9 mi
- Black Beach: 2.3 mi
- Sunrise Beach: 2.8 mi
- Eustis Beach: 2.9 mi
Museums: 59
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 1.1 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 4.7 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 7.6 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Katharine Lee Bates: 4.9 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 4.9 mi
- HU-25 Falcon: 6.0 mi
- HU-16 Albatross: 6.0 mi
- Woods Holl: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 30
- The Liberté: 5.6 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 5.6 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 7.1 mi
- Herring Run: 10.9 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Falmouth Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Hog Island: 7.0 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 7.0 mi
- Nobska Point: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 17
- Colonial Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 6.9 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 16
- Tree of Bike: 2.8 mi
- Helen Keller: 7.1 mi
- Whale Tail: 7.1 mi
- Rachel Carson: 7.1 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 12.9 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 18.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Nobska Point Light: 7.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.9 mi
- West Chop Light: 9.9 mi
- Oil House: 9.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 8.8 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 11.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Wing Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | NNE 28° | 93 m | 6.8 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 44° | 85 m | 10.6 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 27° | 82 m | 10.2 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 26° | 80 m | 8.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NE 50° | 77 m | 10.9 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NE 38° | 71 m | 3.3 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SSW 194° | 68 m | 15.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 21° | 61 m | 10.3 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 | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29703814
Day trips start here
- Marion · 9 mi
- Mattapoisett · 10 mi
- SouthCoast · 11 mi
- Wareham · 11 mi
- Rochester · 12 mi
- New Bedford · 16 mi
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