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Round Pond Preserve

Round Pond Preserve from directly overhead

Round Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the northeast, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sachem Park & Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.30307, -73.53459

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sachem Park & Field: 0.3 mi
  • West Mountain Refuge: 0.7 mi
  • Sturges Park: 0.8 mi
  • Mamanasco Lake Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
  • Mamanasco Cliffs: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Settlers Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Old stone wall: 2.0 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 2.9 mi
Museums
Gardens: 57
Beaches: 51
  • Mamanasco Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Mahopac Hills Beach: 12.5 mi
  • South Beach: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Annunaki: 4.1 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 7.8 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 17
  • Sheep Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Cascade: 6.2 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cascade: 7.6 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
  • Pell Hill: 4.2 mi
  • The Meadow: 12.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Round Pond Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNE 36°304 m4.1 mi
Bailey MountainNW 306°299.314 m1.1 mi
Moses MountainNE 42°296 m5.3 mi
Barlow MountainNE 50°290 m2.5 mi
Thomas MountainNE 43°286 m5.9 mi
West MountainE 79°285 m0.4 mi
Ned MountainNNE 14°284 m3.2 mi
Seth Low MountainNNE 31°283 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:5020:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43434128

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