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Bennett's Pond State Park

Bennett's Pond State Park from directly overhead

Bennett's Pond State Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Titicus Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Lakeview Drive), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

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Coordinates41.33567, -73.48383

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 0.9 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.1 mi
  • Limestone Preserve (3 Parcels): 1.4 mi
  • Martin Park Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Pierrepont Pond Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 54
  • Garden Of Ideas: 2.3 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 3.5 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 3.5 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 50
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
  • South Beach: 9.8 mi
  • North Beach: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Saugatuck Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cascade: 6.8 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 21
  • P.T. Barnum: 4.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 5.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 6.3 mi
  • Annunaki: 7.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 19
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
  • Pell Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 4.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 5.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Bennett's Pond State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Titicus MountainN 350°313 m7.9 mi
Pine MountainN 350°304 m1.1 mi
Cranson PeakENE 76°303 m7.8 mi
Bailey MountainWSW 245°299.314 m3.9 mi
Moses MountainNNE 29°296 m1.9 mi
Barlow MountainSW 229°290 m1.0 mi
Thomas MountainNNE 33°286 m2.5 mi
West MountainSW 226°285 m3.1 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 solstice07:1715:4416:28

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • red trillium28 obs
  • bloodroot27 obs
  • striped wintergreen26 obs
  • yellow trout lily22 obs
  • American Toad21 obs
  • partridgeberry21 obs
  • striped maple20 obs
  • Christmas fern20 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/71444452

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