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Fitch's Pond Tract

Fitch's Pond Tract from directly overhead

Fitch's Pond Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Aydelotte Easement, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

Waterford Land Trust. Public open space. Boundary from 2016 survey.

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What to expect

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Waterford Land Trust

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.35560, -72.18167

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
Parks
  • Glendenning Field: 1.1 mi
  • Pine Grove Ballfield: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Field: 1.7 mi
  • Gorton Pond Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Niantic River Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls: 30
  • Silver Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Cascade: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.5 mi
  • Cascade: 11.8 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 30
  • The Whale: 4.6 mi
  • turtle rock: 7.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 8.2 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 8.3 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 24
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Fitch's Pond Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sharp HillNNE 13°149 m6.8 mi
Crandall HillNNE 22°137 m7.4 mi
Beckwith HillNNW 335°135 m7.1 mi
Ridge HillN 353°134 m5.1 mi
Walnut HillNNW 330°131 m6.5 mi
Grassy HillWNW 302°129 m6.0 mi
Morgan HillN 349°120 m3.9 mi
Polly HillNNW 347°117 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/668965339

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