Longfellow Pond

Longfellow Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Longfellow Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Longfellow Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.31127, -71.25461. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Longfellow Pond

• Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church · church · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
• Boston Marathon · attraction · Norfolk · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Society in Newton · church · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Norumbega Tower · attraction · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Weston Reservoir · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bullough's Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Elm Bank Reservation · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Case Estates · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Millennium Park · park · Suffolk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Coletti-Magni Park · park · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation · museum · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds · museum · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• New Light Korean Church · church · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Waltham · church · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wilson Mountain Reservation · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Golden Ball Tavern Museum · museum · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
• First Parish in Waltham · church · Middlesex · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Longfellow Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Longfellow Pond

• Crystal Lake · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Weston Reservoir · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bullough's Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Hill Reservoir · lake · Suffolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fisher Hill Gatehouse · lake · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Brookline Reservoir Park · lake · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dug Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~12 km · Must-see
• Brookline Reservoir · lake · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sawins Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hardy Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~14 km · Must-see

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