Nature reserve · Connecticut
Malley's Pond
Malley's Pond is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Route 80, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Guilford Land Conservation Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.35026, -72.70287
- 21.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 23.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Old Route 80: 0.7 mi
- Little Meadow Brook: 0.9 mi
- Bittner Park: 1.2 mi
- Timberlands: 1.3 mi
- Baldwin Outdoor Education Center: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Long Hill: 1.6 mi
- East Sugarloaf: 2.3 mi
- Race Hill: 2.3 mi
- West Sugarloaf: 2.4 mi
- Thunder Ridge: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Nut Plains Park: 2.8 mi
- Long Hill Park: 2.8 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 2.9 mi
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Charlie Cotttrell: 3.3 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 3.5 mi
- Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Guilford Soldiers Monument: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 4.6 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 4.8 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 4.8 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Jacobs Public Beach: 5.9 mi
- Shell Beach: 6.1 mi
- Circle Beach: 6.3 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 6.4 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Nineveh Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 11.3 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 48
- Lillian's Garden: 5.6 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 29
- Bear Cave: 1.9 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 4.0 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 4.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 5.9 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 22
- snake: 4.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 5.6 mi
- James Madison: 7.2 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 10.7 mi
- Turtle Statue: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Broomstick Ledges: 4.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 4.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 7.1 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 24.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Malley's Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | NNW 347° | 232 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NNW 343° | 230 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NNW 343° | 210 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | WNW 300° | 206 m | 11.2 mi |
| Goose Hill | NE 48° | 201 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 13° | 196 m | 6.8 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NW 315° | 176 m | 4.6 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | N 2° | 167 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43438830
Day trips start here
- Essex · 16 mi
- Old Saybrook · 17 mi
- Old Lyme · 21 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 24 mi
- East Lyme · 25 mi
- Montville · 29 mi
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