Hammond Pond Reservation

#3653 among destinations in the United States

Natural attraction, Protected area

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Hammond Pond Reservation is a protected woodland park in Newton, Massachusetts. It features Hammond Pond, fishing and hiking trails as well as formations of sandstone conglomerate and Roxbury puddingstone which are popular for rock climbing. ()

Coordinates: 41°26'32"N, 71°10'36"W

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Hammond Pond Reservation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Norman Bird Sanctuary, St. Columba's Chapel, Wilbor House, Boyd's Windmill.

5.5 miNW
Nature and wildlife, Museum, Park
Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown
141 min walk • Norman Bird Sanctuary is a 325-acre bird sanctuary, nature preserve, environmental education center, and museum at 583 Third Beach Road in Middletown, Rhode Island overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
5.6 miNW
Historical place, Cemetery, Church
St. Columba's Chapel, Middletown
144 min walk • St. Columba's Chapel in Middletown, Rhode Island, is a parish church of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island of the Episcopal Church. The church is located at 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, Rhode Island. The chapel is named for the Irish-born missionary St.
3.7 miN
History museum, Museum, Georgian architecture
Wilbor House, Little Compton
95 min walk • The Wilbor House is a historic house museum at 548 West Main Road in Little Compton, Rhode Island, and currently serves as the headquarters of the Little Compton Historical Society.
6.3 miNW
Windmill
Boyd's Windmill, Middletown
161 min walk • Boyd's Windmill, also known as Boyd's Wind Grist Mill, is a historic smock mill at Paradise Valley Park on Prospect Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island.
7 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Whitehall Museum House, Middletown
179 min walk • The Whitehall Museum House is the farmhouse modified by Dean George Berkeley, when he lived in the northern section of Newport, Rhode Island that comprises present-day Middletown in 1729–1731, while working to open his planned St Paul's College on Bermuda.
1.5 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Sakonnet Light, Little Compton
40 min walk • Sakonnet Light, built in 1884, is a sparkplug lighthouse near Sakonnet Point, Little Compton, Rhode Island, on the eastern side of the state. The light was deactivated in 1954 after Hurricane Carol and was going to be destroyed, but local citizens protested, and eventually Carl and Carolyn Haffenreffer bought the lighthouse in 1961.
6.3 miNW
Museum, History museum
Paradise School, Middletown
161 min walk • The Paradise School is an historic school building at Paradise Avenue and Prospect Street in Middletown, Rhode Island. It is situated on farm land which historically belonged to the Whitman family for generations, and was donated by the family to the town of Middletown.
5.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Gardiner Pond Shell Midden, Aquidneck Island
141 min walk • The Gardiner Pond Shell Midden is a prehistoric archaeological site in Middletown, Rhode Island, named after George Gardiner who was an early settler in the area.
6.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Protected area
F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
170 min walk • F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is a 1,027-acre, pine and oak Massachusetts state forest located in the towns of Foxborough and Wrentham.
7.2 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Bailey Farm, Middletown
185 min walk • The Bailey Farm is an historic farm at 373 Wyatt Road in Middletown, Rhode Island. Now reduced from more than 100 acres to about 45 acres, the farm is a well-preserved example of a 19th-century island farm.
6 miNW
Shingle style architecture
Lyman C. Josephs House, Middletown
153 min walk • The Lyman C. Josephs House, also known as Louisiana, is a historic home at 438 Wolcott Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island. Architect Clarence Luce designed the house, which was built in 1882, and is a well-preserved early example of the Shingle style.