Tuxis Pond-A
Tuxis Pond-A is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Deacon John Grave House Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Madison Land Conservation Trust, Inc.
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 25.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 0.3 mi
- Meigs Point Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 4.0 mi
- Frederick W. Lee, Esq: 0.3 mi
- Citizens of Madison: 0.3 mi
- Patriots of Madison: 0.3 mi
- Captain Frederick Lee: 0.3 mi
- Dianne Bullis Snyder: 0.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Durham Road): 0.3 mi
- Meadow's Edge: 0.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Fort Path Road): 0.5 mi
- Borg Meadow: 0.6 mi
- Tuxis-Gull Rock: 0.6 mi
- Madison Green Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Madison Green: 0.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 0.6 mi
- Bauer Park: 1.2 mi
- The Ox Pasture: 2.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.5 mi
- Green Hill: 1.5 mi
- Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 2.5 mi
- Spencer Hill: 2.6 mi
- East Rive Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 2.7 mi
- Circle Beach: 3.0 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 3.8 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 5.3 mi
- Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 11.9 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascade: 13.6 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 6.1 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 6.5 mi
- Stone Table: 8.4 mi
- Bear Cave: 9.1 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.4 mi
- James Madison: 0.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 4.3 mi
- snake: 9.5 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 12.7 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 16.5 mi
- Chimney Corner: 6.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 10.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 13.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Tuxis Pond-A. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 8° | 201 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 341° | 196 m | 12.1 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NW 312° | 176 m | 11.9 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NW 326° | 167 m | 9.6 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | NW 313° | 156 m | 9.6 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 22° | 154 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 351° | 153 m | 10.5 mi |
| West Sugarloaf | NW 312° | 145 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43438458
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 11 mi
- Essex · 12 mi
- Old Lyme · 15 mi
- East Lyme · 20 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 24 mi
- Waterford · 24 mi
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