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Woods Pond

Woods Pond from directly overhead

Woods Pond is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Marks Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.11839, -71.11242

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Marks Field: 0.3 mi
  • Faxon Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Manfred Kolz Soccer Fields: 0.8 mi
  • Lehan Field: 0.9 mi
  • Halloran Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
  • KIA SGT ZIGMAN POSKUS SQUARE: 0.3 mi
  • PFC WILLIAM F.JOYCE SQUARE: 0.4 mi
  • Cornelius A. Crimmins Square: 0.4 mi
  • John A. Doherty Square: 0.5 mi
  • Joseph & Anna Devito Square: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 0.7 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 1.1 mi
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 1.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.6 mi
  • Pastoral Center: 7.5 mi
  • Old Shed: 9.1 mi
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
  • South Beach: 10.2 mi
  • North Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 10.5 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 53
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Woods Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillN 359°193 m6.5 mi
Moose HillW 274°163 m5.2 mi
Chickatawbut HillNNE 20°156 m7.6 mi
Hancock HillN 7°155 m6.9 mi
Buck HillNNE 16°151 m6.9 mi
Fenno PeakNNE 21°151 m7.6 mi
Nahanton HillNNE 21°145 m7.9 mi
Hemenway HillN 5°140 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29859109

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