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Comstock Pond/Stream

Comstock Pond/Stream from directly overhead

Comstock Pond/Stream is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Bald Hill stands 167 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Comstock Park, a park 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.34489, -72.45236

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens: 44
  • Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 9.0 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 38
Attractions: 33
  • Stone Table: 0.6 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 5.2 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.3 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 7.3 mi
  • tri-town marker: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Comstock Pond/Stream. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillNNE 12°167 m8.3 mi
Long HillNNW 338°154 m7.5 mi
Turkey HillNNW 334°140 m6.9 mi
Turkey HillNNW 334°138 m5.5 mi
Mount ArcherNE 50°136 m6.3 mi
Wig HillNNW 338°128 m4.5 mi
Tower HillWNW 283°126 m3.5 mi
Nickerson HillENE 60°123 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439136

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