Rotary Skating Pond (Route 82)
Rotary Skating Pond (Route 82) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gelston Easement, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 23 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gelston Easement: 0.8 mi
- Duncan Preseve: 1.0 mi
- Rose Farm Homestead: 1.5 mi
- PeGus's Path Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Connecticut Sportsmen's Association: 1.7 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 0.9 mi
- Gillette Castle: 2.8 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 4.1 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 4.2 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 6.6 mi
- Poplar Hill: 0.9 mi
- Landing Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cremation Hill: 2.8 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.9 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 1.0 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 4.6 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 5.6 mi
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 5.9 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Salmon River Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Landing State Park: 1.6 mi
- Haddam Meadows State Park: 3.7 mi
- East Haddam Town Beach: 3.7 mi
- Lower Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch: 3.8 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 12.6 mi
- Middle Beach: 12.7 mi
- Stannard Beach: 12.7 mi
- Chapman Beach: 12.8 mi
- Chalker Beach: 12.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 0.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 0.9 mi
- Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 2.1 mi
- Cascade: 3.3 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 11.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 11.5 mi
- Face in Tree: 12.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 12.6 mi
- snake: 12.7 mi
- Gingers Garden: 3.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 9.5 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 9.6 mi
- Historic Ferry: 3.0 mi
- Mill Turbine: 3.5 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 5.2 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 5.2 mi
- Devil's Oven: 5.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 5.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 6.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.7 mi
- Crow Point: 19.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 2.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 18.3 mi
- Powder House: 18.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.0 mi
- Old Spring: 23.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Rotary Skating Pond (Route 82). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | WSW 259° | 201 m | 6.6 mi |
| Tater Hill | E 92° | 179 m | 4.1 mi |
| Buckley Hill | NE 38° | 176 m | 7.7 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 57° | 175 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 91° | 167 m | 1.2 mi |
| Bull Hill | N 358° | 166 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hog Hill | NW 318° | 164 m | 7.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 326° | 160 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439282
Day trips start here
- Essex · 8 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 12 mi
- Old Saybrook · 12 mi
- East Lyme · 13 mi
- Montville · 15 mi
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