Clay Pit Pond, Belmont

Name: Clay Pit Pond
Address: Belmont, United States

#10 among attractions in Belmont

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Clay Pit Pond, also known as Claypit Pond, is a pond in the Boston suburb of Belmont in Middlesex County, Massachusetts situated between Concord Avenue and Belmont High School. It is a man-made pond, excavated as the source of clay for industrial brick-making on the site from 1888 to 1926. The pond was formed in 1933 when the Wellington Brook was redirected to flood the site, making it an essential part of the drainage system for much of Belmont. ()

Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°23'38"N, 71°9'51"W

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Belmont (Belmont Center)Belmont United States

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Clay Pit Pond – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Calvary Methodist Church, Spy Pond, Alewife Brook Reservation, Fresh Pond Parkway.

1.4 miNE
Church
Calvary Methodist Church, Arlington
35 min walk • Calvary Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church building at 300 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built in 1919-23, the building is a near replica of Boston's Kings Chapel, executed in wood.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Spy Pond, Arlington
28 min walk • Spy Pond, also known as Spie Pond in the 17th & 18th centuries, is a 103-acre kettle hole pond located near the heart of Arlington, Massachusetts, adjacent to the Minuteman Bikeway.
1.1 miE
Park, Trail
Alewife Brook Reservation, Boston
29 min walk • Alewife Brook Reservation is a Massachusetts state park and urban wild located in Cambridge, Arlington, and Somerville. The park is managed by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and was established in 1900.
1.3 miSE
Street
Fresh Pond Parkway, Belmont
34 min walk • Fresh Pond Parkway is an historic park and parkway, found in the westernmost neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The parkway was built in 1899 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
1.1 miE
Street
Alewife Brook Parkway, Belmont
29 min walk • Alewife Brook Parkway is a short parkway in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.4 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Cinema
Capitol Theater Building, Arlington
36 min walk • The Capitol Theater Building is a historic mixed commercial, residential, and theatrical building at 202–208 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fresh Pond, Boston
26 min walk • Fresh Pond is a reservoir and park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior to the Pond's use exclusively as a reservoir, its ice had been harvested by Boston's "Ice King", Frederic Tudor, and others, for shipment to North American cities and to tropical areas around the world.
1.4 miNW
42°24'11"N • 71°11'18"W
Mass Audubon Habitat, Belmont
35 min walk • Garden, Nature and wildlife, Park
0.7 miE
Temple
Fo Guang Buddhist Temple Boston, Belmont
19 min walk • The Fo Guang Buddhist Temple of Boston is a branch of the Fo Guang Shan international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist order. It is the first temple that Fo Guang Shan Temple established in Massachusetts.
1.4 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Fresh Pond Hotel, Belmont
36 min walk • The Fresh Pond Hotel is an historic former hotel at 234 Lakeview Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1.2 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Anna Day House, Belmont
32 min walk • The Anna Day House is an historic house in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Clay Pit Pond?

Nearby attractions include Belmont Public Library, Belmont (11 min walk), Fo Guang Buddhist Temple Boston, Belmont (19 min walk), Cambridge Highlands, Belmont (19 min walk), First Parish Church Parsonage, Arlington (23 min walk).

How to get to Clay Pit Pond by public transport?

The nearest stations to Clay Pit Pond:

Train

Belmont (16 min walk)

Bus

Pleasant St @ Gould Rd • Lines: 67 (28 min walk)
Alewife (30 min walk)