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Pond Road Open Space

Pond Road Open Space from directly overhead

Pond Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. West Ledge stands 305 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lancaster Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Windsor
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.89287, -72.64118

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lancaster Park: 0.3 mi
  • Juniper Park: 1.3 mi
  • Belaire Park: 1.7 mi
  • Green Manor Park: 1.7 mi
  • Phelps Meadow Open Space (Section 1) 2 Parcels: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Lighthouse Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Day Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Barrett Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Birges Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Cook Hill: 3.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 59
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Back Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Side Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Front Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Front Garden: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 58
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 4.6 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 4.6 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 4.7 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 5.6 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 50
Cliffs: 18
  • Hart Meadow: 11.1 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 11.2 mi
  • Garden Wall: 11.2 mi
  • Superstructure: 12.0 mi
  • Solar Panel: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.8 mi
  • Rd: 20.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Pond Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West LedgeW 272°305 m12.0 mi
Talcott MountainSW 235°276 m9.9 mi
Box HillESE 123°252 m11.5 mi
Ely MoundSW 230°246 m10.9 mi
Weed HillWNW 286°241 m11.4 mi
Broad HillWNW 291°238 m11.6 mi
Fox HillESE 101°200 m10.4 mi
Avon MountainSW 232°191 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436240

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