Black Pond Boat Launch (Middlefield)

Black Pond Boat Launch (Middlefield) is a slipway in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on East Main Street. Black Pond Boat Launch (Middlefield) is situated nearby to the nature reserve Black Pond State Wildlife Area, as well as near the public building Law Enforcement Resource Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beseck Mountain and Beseck Lake.

Beseck Mountain

Peak

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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

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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. Higby Mountain is situated 1½ miles north of Black Pond Boat Launch (Middlefield).

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

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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. Highland Historic District is situated 2½ miles north of Black Pond Boat Launch (Middlefield).