Skip to content

Talcottville Pond

Talcottville Pond from directly overhead

Talcottville Pond is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Bald Mountain stands 322 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dobson Mills Historic Site, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
State of Connecticut

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82229, -72.49622

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Meadowbrook Play Area: 1.2 mi
  • Parker Village Play Area: 1.3 mi
  • Kennedy Road Soccer Complex: 1.3 mi
  • Hop River State Park Trail Head: 1.6 mi
  • Scott Drive Parklet: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Frank Lombardi Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Ronald E. Blake: 6.9 mi
  • Major John Mason Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • dog memorial: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 59
  • filled-in well: 2.6 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 5.7 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 6.0 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 8.4 mi
  • Car Wreck: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 4.8 mi
  • sensory garden: 4.9 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 56
  • Talcott Ravine: 0.4 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Case Falls: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Talcottville Pond. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 21°322 m12.5 mi
Soapstone MountainNNE 24°315 m10.4 mi
Paulk HillNE 54°294 m7.0 mi
Kendall HillNE 45°290 m9.7 mi
Grant HillE 94°284 m5.6 mi
Sugar HillNE 52°282 m8.1 mi
Reed HillENE 72°275 m5.1 mi
Chestnut MountainNNE 28°275 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/209692291

More nature reserves in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Talcottville Pond.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens