Swede Pond
Swede Pond is a pond in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Swede Pond is situated near the hamlet Turkey Hill, as well as near the neighborhood Worthington Ridge Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights: Lamentation Mountain State Park and Lamentation Mountain.
Lamentation Mountain State Park
Nature reserve
Lamentation Mountain State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 47 acres in the town of Berlin, Connecticut. It entered the roll of state parks in the 1936 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual. Lamentation Mountain State Park is situated 1½ miles south of Swede Pond.
Lamentation Mountain
Peak
Lamentation Mountain, or Mount Lamentation, 720 feet, is a traprock mountain located 2.5 miles north of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Lamentation Mountain is situated 2 miles south of Swede Pond.
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library
Library
The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is a public library in Berlin, Connecticut. The original library was founded in 1829. The library was relocated to a new facility at 234 Kensington Road in 1989. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is situated 2 miles north of Swede Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Worthington Ridge Historic District and Berlin.
Worthington Ridge Historic District
Neighborhood
Berlin
Berlin is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,175 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1785.Kensington
Suburb
Kensington is a census-designated place and section of the town of Berlin in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The Berlin town offices are located in Kensington. Kensington is situated 2½ miles north of Swede Pond.
Swede Pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.60166° or 41° 36′ 6″ north
Longitude
-72.76849° or 72° 46′ 7″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Open location code
87H9J62J+MJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
GeoNames ID
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Places to explore: Turkey Hill and East Berlin.
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Highlights: Well Site - Elton Road and Hall Cemetery.
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