South Pond

South Pond is a reservoir in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. South Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Whitehouse Crossing, as well as near Spencer Corners.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bingham Pond Bog and Brace Mountain.

Bingham Pond Bog

Bingham Pond Bog is a rare undisturbed cold northern black spruce bog, highly unusual in that it lacks the usual sphagnum moss associated with bogs. It is located near Salisbury, Connecticut, United States.

Brace Mountain

Peak

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brace Mountain is the peak of a ridge in the southern Taconic Mountains, near the tripoint of the U.S. states of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Brace Mountain is situated 2½ miles north of South Pond.

Gridley Mountain

Peak

Gridley Mountain, 2,211 feet, is the third highest elevation in the state of Connecticut. The mountain, part of the Taconic Range, has no official trail and is located on private property. Gridley Mountain is situated 2 miles north of South Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salisbury and Lakeville.

Salisbury

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.

Lakeville

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Lakeville is a census-designated place in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, close to Dutchess County, New York. It is within the town of Salisbury, but has its own ZIP Code. Lakeville is situated 4 miles southeast of South Pond.

Millerton

Town

Photo: JDMohier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Millerton is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States with a population of 903 at the 2020 census. The village was named after Sidney Miller, a rail contractor who helped bring the railroad to that area. Millerton is situated 4 miles south of South Pond.

South Pond

Type: Body of water
Also known as: “Forge Pond” and “Mount Riga Lake”
Category: reservoir
Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.01049° or 42° 0′ 38″ north

Longitude

-73.4791° or 73° 28′ 45″ west

Elevation

1,713 feet (522 metres)

Open location code

87J82G6C+59

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43642333

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

4843321

Wikidata ID

Q34927199

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In Other Languages

“South Pond” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “South Pond”

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