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Hidden Pond Park

Hidden Pond Park from directly overhead

Hidden Pond Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bucks Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Southbury

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.49393, -73.17707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Community House Park: 1.7 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 2.2 mi
  • Ballantine Park: 2.3 mi
  • George Ewald Park: 2.6 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
  • In Memory of George Washington: 2.7 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 2.9 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.4 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 4.7 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth Site: 5.3 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 55
  • Southford Falls: 2.6 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 53
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Waterfront: 11.9 mi
  • Boating Side: 12.0 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 36
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 7.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.0 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
  • Pond View: 12.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Hidden Pond Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNE 38°292 m3.5 mi
Good HillNW 314°292 m6.1 mi
Blackmans HillN 7°282 m3.3 mi
Andrews HillE 99°275 m4.5 mi
Woodruff HillE 96°273 m2.8 mi
Hoop Pole HillNW 323°264 m6.0 mi
Mount FairNE 39°258 m6.0 mi
Grassy HillWNW 301°256 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/43398407

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