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Johnson's Pond

Johnson's Pond from directly overhead

Johnson's Pond is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Skiff Street), a park 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hamden Land Conservation Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates41.36420, -72.91707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 0.7 mi
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 0.7 mi
  • John P. De Nicola Park: 1.1 mi
  • Town Center Park: 1.3 mi
  • Edgecomb Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Eli Whitney Plaque: 1.9 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 2.6 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 3.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 51
Gardens: 50
Attractions: 29
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.0 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 8.0 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.1 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.3 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.6 mi
  • Pond View: 16.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Johnson's Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 346°263 m6.9 mi
Hopkins HillNNW 331°259 m9.8 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 340°253 m8.0 mi
Talmadge HillNNW 343°246 m9.8 mi
Beacon CapNNW 327°221 m8.1 mi
High RockNNW 338°216 m3.6 mi
Mount CarmelNNE 17°206 m4.8 mi
Beacon HillNW 316°204 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/728191862

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