Sunset Pond
Sunset Pond is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Stumpet Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 15 miles off.
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How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 26.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 29.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stumpet Hill: 0.2 mi
- Cheney Hill: 0.7 mi
- Book Hill: 1.3 mi
- Viney Hill: 1.5 mi
- Ely Hill: 1.6 mi
- Essex Tennis Courts: 0.3 mi
- Essex Square: 0.4 mi
- Hubbard Field: 0.5 mi
- Municipal Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Essex Park: 0.5 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 0.3 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 2.4 mi
- Florence Griswold Museum: 4.2 mi
- South Cove Access: 0.6 mi
- Triangle (Deep River Road): 1.0 mi
- Heron Pond Preserve: 1.3 mi
- James Glen: 1.3 mi
- Doanes' Woods: 1.4 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 2.3 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 5.2 mi
- Westbrook Honor Roll: 5.3 mi
- Chalker Beach: 5.2 mi
- Indiantown Beach: 5.2 mi
- Chapman Beach: 5.3 mi
- Great Hammock Beach: 5.4 mi
- Harveys Beach: 5.4 mi
- Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Cascade: 7.6 mi
- Cascade: 7.6 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
- Stone Table: 3.3 mi
- Historic Ferry: 4.9 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 5.3 mi
- tri-town marker: 7.6 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.3 mi
- Gingers Garden: 11.1 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 5.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 10.1 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 10.7 mi
- James Madison: 11.6 mi
- snake: 14.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 3.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 4.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 15.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 15.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 14.6 mi
- Powder House: 14.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 6.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 10.1 mi
- Old Spring: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Sunset Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNE 15° | 179 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 353° | 167 m | 7.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 315° | 140 m | 8.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 310° | 138 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Archer | NNE 31° | 136 m | 4.1 mi |
| Grassy Hill | ENE 62° | 129 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wig Hill | NW 309° | 128 m | 5.7 mi |
| Tower Hill | W 272° | 126 m | 6.2 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 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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