Black Pond State Wildlife Area
Black Pond State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Black Pond State Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Beseck Lake, as well as near East Meriden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: park in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Black Pond State Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beseck Mountain and Beseck Lake.
Beseck Mountain
Peak
Photo: 5ju989nfhs50, CC BY 3.0.
Besek Mountain also known as Black Mountain, est. 840 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 4.75 miles southeast 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.
Beseck Lake
Lake
Lake Beseck, also known as Beseck Lake, is a body of water in Middlefield, Connecticut, measuring a little less than 1 mile in length and a quarter mile in width.
Higby Mountain
Peak
Higby Mountain or Mount Higby 892 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 3.75 miles east 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middlefield and Highland Historic District.
Middlefield
Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,217 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall in the northeastern section.Highland Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Highland Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Middletown, Connecticut. Centered at the junction of Atkins Street and Country Club Road, the district encompasses a collection of well-preserved 18th and 19th-century architecture, including some of Middletown's oldest surviving buildings.
Meriden
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Meriden is a city in the Connecticut River Valley. Although not a major tourist destination, it does have an architecturally notable center.
Black Pond State Wildlife Area
- Categories: park and recreation area
- Location: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5266° or 41° 31′ 36″ northLongitude
-72.74141° or 72° 44′ 29″ westElevation
381 feet (116 metres)Open location code
87H9G7G5+JCOpenStreetMap ID
node 359277207OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
“Black Pond State Wildlife Area” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Black Pond State Wildlife Area”
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Highlights include Law Enforcement Resource Center and Lake Beseck Beach.
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