Beeslick Pond
Beeslick Pond is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Bald Peak stands 588 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gay Woods Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
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What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Gay Woods Hill: 0.2 mi
- Red Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Mine Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mount Easter: 2.2 mi
- Forge Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Bauer Woods: 0.7 mi
- Belcher: 1.1 mi
- Tory Hill Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Hamlin Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Wack Forest: 1.5 mi
- Mudge Pond Town Beach: 2.6 mi
- Bauer Park: 2.9 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 2.9 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 2.9 mi
- Trotta Field: 3.7 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 3.0 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 4.2 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- Great Falls: 3.8 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 4.2 mi
- Cascade: 4.4 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 4.9 mi
- Riga Falls: 5.9 mi
- Folly: 3.8 mi
- Lime Kiln: 4.4 mi
- Dough Boy: 8.7 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 9.2 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 9.6 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 0.9 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 3.9 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 9.1 mi
- trail parking: 13.5 mi
- wings castle: 14.3 mi
- Grand Staircase: 14.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.6 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 18.4 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 18.4 mi
- The Beech: 20.9 mi
- Judea Garden: 17.3 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.7 mi
- Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 20.2 mi
- Flower Gardens: 22.3 mi
- Holland Beach: 17.4 mi
- East Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.7 mi
- West Beach: 18.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 19.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 17.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 21.8 mi
- Big Spring: 21.9 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 18.1 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 19.8 mi
- Naked Lady: 20.0 mi
- Diving Lady: 20.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 8.9 mi
- Questing: 16.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Beeslick Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Peak | NNW 341° | 588 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Riga | NNW 336° | 534 m | 5.4 mi |
| Lion's Head | N 349° | 531 m | 5.9 mi |
| Thorpe Mountain | NW 325° | 518 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bird Peak | NW 322° | 477 m | 4.8 mi |
| Howe Mountain | E 100° | 473 m | 6.6 mi |
| Titus Mountain | E 96° | 464 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cream Hill | ESE 107° | 452 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43442161
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 19 mi
- Monterey · 21 mi
- Berkshires · 22 mi
- Otis · 25 mi
- Stockbridge · 26 mi
- Lee · 28 mi
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