Big Pond
- Aug–Sep
- best months
Big Pond is a 22-acre pond near Otis, Massachusetts, at about 1,517 feet.
- Otis State ForestState park2.5 mi
- Peebles BrookCanoeing2.9 mi
- Otis FallsWaterfall2.9 mi
Tolland State ForestState parkPhoto: Steve Starer from Hauppauge, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.5 mi- (3.5-mile loop)Hiking3.6 mi
- Esau’s Heel TrailHiking6 mi
- Gobble MountainSummit7.4 mi
- Acorn Face/Squirrel WallRock climbing7.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Big PondLake fishing · ~1 min drive
- Westfield River - Middle BranchRiver fishing · ~15 min drive
- Long PondLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Larkum PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Beaver PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Becket Historic QuarryLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Upper Spectacle PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Cochran PondLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Phelps SwampLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Chimney Corners PondLake fishing · ~12 min drive
Best time to visit Big Pond
Best months: August–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
32° / 12°
15 wet
Feb
35° / 13°
12 wet
Mar
43° / 21°
14 wet
Apr
55° / 32°
14 wet
May
67° / 43°
15 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
13 wet
Jul
80° / 56°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 55°
11 wet
Sep
71° / 47°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 36°
13 wet
Nov
47° / 27°
13 wet
Dec
36° / 19°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Worthington, MA, 14.3 mi away at 1,285 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
