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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Blue Hill and Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate.

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.

Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate

Nature reserve

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The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate is a nonprofit country house and garden ground museum in Canton, Massachusetts. It is operated by The Trustees of Reservations. The grounds are open every day, sunrise to sunset, without charge. Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate is situated 1½ miles west of Houghtons Pond.

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 and 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″ north

Longitude

-71.096° or 71° 5′ 46″ west

Elevation

157 feet (48 metres)

Open location code

87JC6W43+VH

GeoNames ID

4939988

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