Park · Massachusetts
Pond Meadow Park
Pond Meadow Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Whites Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.21037, -70.97397
- 9.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Whites Hill: 0.3 mi
- Wyman Hill: 1.4 mi
- Penns Hill: 2.1 mi
- King Oak Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Eldridge Field: 0.3 mi
- Childrens' Playground Park: 0.5 mi
- Playground Park: 0.5 mi
- Playground Park: 0.5 mi
- Playground Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Ashwood Cemetery Memorial: 0.5 mi
Gardens
- Braintree Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fogg Opera House Garden: 2.7 mi
- Olden's Community Horticulture Garden Set: 2.8 mi
- Olden's Horticulturale Community Garden Set: 2.8 mi
- South Shore Health Community Garden: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Smith Beach: 1.4 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 2.0 mi
- Sailors Snug Harbor Beach: 2.9 mi
- Fire Station Beach: 3.0 mi
- Wessagusset Beach: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- House Rock: 1.5 mi
- USS Salem: 2.2 mi
- Herring Run: 2.4 mi
- John Quincy Adams Birthplace: 2.5 mi
- John Adams Birthplace: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Whortleberry Pond: 1.7 mi
- Eaton's Pond Conservation Land: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Swamp Conservation Land: 1.9 mi
- Woodbine Road Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Franklin Street Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Abigail Adams House Museum: 2.1 mi
- United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum: 2.2 mi
- Weymouth Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Quincy Historical Society Museum & Library: 3.4 mi
- Dorothy Quincy Homestead: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Weymouth Babe Ruth League Mural: 2.9 mi
- Fountain Lane Vintage Hand Made Masonry Sign Entrance: 3.0 mi
- Gaslight Village Boy Fountain Statue: 3.1 mi
- John Hancock: 3.2 mi
- Abigail Adams: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 44
- The Shield: 3.6 mi
- Rose Cliff: 3.8 mi
- S Wall: 3.9 mi
- N Wall: 3.9 mi
- Q Wall: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 2.9 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 4.6 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 8.7 mi
- Oak Lea: 8.8 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 9.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.2 mi
- Boston Light: 9.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Westwood Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 11.4 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 11.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 11.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 1.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 4.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Pond Meadow Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | W 271° | 193 m | 7.2 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | W 280° | 156 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hancock Hill | W 275° | 155 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fenno Peak | W 280° | 151 m | 4.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | W 273° | 151 m | 5.2 mi |
| Nahanton Hill | WNW 283° | 145 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | W 275° | 140 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kitchamakin Hill | WNW 282° | 133 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 3 mi away.
- American Robin42 obs
- Wild Turkey35 obs
- American pokeweed32 obs
- garlic mustard29 obs
- White-tailed Deer24 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel24 obs
- Eastern Cottontail23 obs
- eastern white pine21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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