Ponkapoag Pond
Ponkapag Pond is a 203-acre impoundment in the Blue Hills Reservation. The pond is located on the border of Canton and Randolph, Massachusetts about a half mile south of Route 128 and a half mile east of Route 138.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: pond in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Ponkapog Pond”, “Punkapoag Pond”, and “Punkapog Pond”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ponkapoag Camp of Appalachian Mountain Club and Great Blue Hill.
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.
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. Great Blue Hill is situated 1½ miles northwest of Ponkapoag Pond.
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School
School
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The Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical High School is a high school in Canton, Massachusetts. It is in the geographical center of member towns of the Blue Hills Regional School District: Avon, Braintree, Milton, Canton, Norwood, Randolph, Dedham, Westwood, and Holbrook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randolph and Canton.
Randolph
Town
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Braintree is a town of 37,000 people on the South Shore in Southeastern Massachusetts. It is located along several major thoroughfares, making it convenient to Boston. Randolph is situated 3½ miles southeast of Ponkapoag Pond.
Canton
Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of Downtown Boston.
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 4 miles northwest of Ponkapoag Pond.
Ponkapoag Pond
- Categories: artificial pond and body of water
- Location: Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Ponkapoag Pond” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponkapoag Pond”
- Venetian: “Stagno Ponkapoag”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duck Pond and Ponkapoag Golf Club.
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