- Elevation
- 116 m
- Tallest summit within 9.0 miles
- West Peak301 m · 5.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway26.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5266, -72.7414
Black Pond State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded 116 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.
- Elevation
- 116 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Black Pond State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | WNW 295° | 301 m | 5.8 mi |
| East Peak | WNW 293° | 277 m | 5.3 mi |
| Higby Mountain | N 1° | 272 m | 1.7 mi |
| Trimountain | S 177° | 232 m | 4.6 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | S 180° | 230 m | 5.8 mi |
| South Mountain | WNW 296° | 220 m | 4.7 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | SSW 194° | 219 m | 0.9 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 326° | 217 m | 7.5 mi |
- 26.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Kronenberger Park: 0.9 mi
- Beseck Lake Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
- Saint John's Field: 1.3 mi
- Giuffrida Memorial Outdoor Center YMCA: 1.7 mi
- Carroll Park: 1.8 mi
- Beseck Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Camels Hump: 1.1 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.1 mi
- Higby Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Coe Hill: 1.8 mi
- King Property: 1.1 mi
- Higby Mountain Easement: 1.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tract Park: 1.7 mi
- Lucy Strickland Estate: 2.0 mi
- Wadsworth Falls State Park: 2.7 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 2.4 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 2.7 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 3.2 mi
- Westfield Falls: 4.0 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 2.4 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.9 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 3.2 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 3.3 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 3.4 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 4.0 mi
- 1954: 1.7 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 5.0 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 5.4 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 5.7 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.2 mi
- First Tear: 4.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 5.2 mi
- snake: 9.0 mi
- Home: 9.8 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 10.2 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 0.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 5.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 11.3 mi
- Boating Side: 17.1 mi
- Waterfront: 17.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 8.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.7 mi
- Green Wall: 12.9 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 13.0 mi
- Crow Point: 14.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 1.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 14.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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