Houghtons Pond
Houghtons Pond is a lake in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Houghtons Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Ponkapoag, as well as near the locality Camp Sayre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Blue Hill and Blue Hills Ski Area.
Great Blue Hill
Peak
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Great Blue Hill is a hill of 635 feet located within the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Randolph and Canton, Massachusetts, about 10 miles south of downtown Boston.
Blue Hills Ski Area
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Blue Hills Ski Area is located on the western face of Great Blue Hill in Canton, Massachusetts. This land is part of the Blue Hills Reservation, a state park managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Ponkapoag Camp of Appalachian Mountain Club
Campsite
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The Ponkapoag Camp of Appalachian Mountain Club is a camp of the Appalachian Mountain Club located on the eastern shore of Ponkapoag Pond in Randolph, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Readville and Milton.
Readville
Neighborhood
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Readville is part of the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston. Readville's ZIP Code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until it was renamed after James Read, the owner of the Dedham Manufacturing Company along Mother Brook, in 1847. Readville is situated 3 miles northwest of Houghtons Pond.
Milton
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Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Milton is an immediate southern suburb of Boston. The population was 28,630 at the 2020 census.
Hyde Park
Suburb
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Hyde Park is the southernmost neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Situated 7.9 miles south of downtown Boston, it is home to a diverse range of people, housing types and social groups. Hyde Park is situated 3½ miles northwest of Houghtons Pond.
Houghtons Pond
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Hoosichisick Lake”, “Hoosicwhisick Lake”, “Hoosicwhisick Pond”, “Houghton Pond”, “Wissahissic Pond”, and “Wissahissick Pond”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.20714° or 42° 12′ 26″ northLongitude
-71.096° or 71° 5′ 46″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
87JC6W43+VHGeoNames ID
4939988
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