- Elevation, modelled
- 18 m
- Tallest summit within 11.8 miles
- Great Hill202 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway1.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2185, -73.0892
Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 18 m. Great Hill stands 202 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Brook Trails, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Milford
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | N 352° | 202 m | 10.1 mi |
| Barn Hill | NNW 330° | 200 m | 10.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 322° | 198 m | 10.0 mi |
| Israel Hill | NNW 328° | 192 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bugg Hill | NW 317° | 189 m | 10.0 mi |
| Upper White Hills | NNW 338° | 188 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bagburn Hill | NNW 331° | 186 m | 11.3 mi |
| Peck Hill | NNE 15° | 183 m | 11.5 mi |
- 1.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Beaver Brook Trails: 0.4 mi
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Spring Pond Park: 2.1 mi
- Solomon Woods: 2.5 mi
- Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Linwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Rock Park: 0.9 mi
- The Point Park past Caswell Cove: 1.0 mi
- Meadowside Playground: 1.1 mi
- Hazelwood Playground: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Liberty Rock: 1.0 mi
- World War II: 1.6 mi
- Simon Lake's Explorer Submarine: 1.8 mi
- Simon Lake salvage sub wreck: 1.8 mi
- Submersible Wreck: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Model Railroad Museum: 1.6 mi
- Boothe Memorial Museum: 1.7 mi
- Americana Museum: 1.7 mi
- Eells-Stow House: 1.7 mi
- National Helicopter Museum Inc: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Rose/Wedding garden: 1.6 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Yale Landscape Lab: 5.4 mi
- Eklund Garden: 6.1 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 6.8 mi
Beaches
- Walnut Beach: 1.7 mi
- Silver Beach: 1.7 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 1.8 mi
- Silver Sands: 1.8 mi
- Gulf Beach: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
- Knobb Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bryan Hill: 3.1 mi
- Second Hill: 3.3 mi
- Clark Hill: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
- Farmill River Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cascades: 4.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.4 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 22
- Miniature Lighthouse: 1.6 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 1.7 mi
- Mother Mary: 5.0 mi
- Heron: 5.3 mi
- An American Dream: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 18
- PEZ Visitor Center: 5.7 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.6 mi
- Burr Homestead: 10.0 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 12.6 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.8 mi
- Pond View: 10.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Forbes Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Chimney Corner: 19.6 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 22.5 mi
- Bethel Rock: 23.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Keeper's Dwelling: 4.6 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 4.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 4.7 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 5.8 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 4.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 4.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 11.9 mi
- The Silver Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 5.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 4 mi away.
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