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McIntosh Pond

McIntosh Pond from directly overhead

McIntosh Pond is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bloom Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lyme Land Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.40655, -72.34270

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Hamburg Fair: 1.4 mi
  • Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
  • Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
  • Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 3.9 mi
  • Hubbard Field: 4.3 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 42
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 4.8 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Cascade: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 40
Gardens: 29
  • Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 12.2 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of McIntosh Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillNNW 345°179 m3.8 mi
Long HillN 3°175 m7.4 mi
Maynard HillNE 53°174 m6.5 mi
Bald HillNW 314°167 m5.5 mi
Ladd HillNE 45°148 m7.0 mi
Mount ArcherWSW 255°136 m0.8 mi
Beckwith HillENE 61°135 m6.0 mi
Dolbia HillNNE 17°134 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1209487102

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