Spectacle Meadow Dam
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Spectacle Meadow Dam is an 8-acre pond near Durham, Connecticut, at about 467 feet.
Coginchaug Cave TrailHikingPhoto: bellemarematt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.6 mi- Bear RockRock climbing2.3 mi
- Millers Pond State Park Scenic ReserveState park2.3 mi
- East LoopHiking2.3 mi
Coginchaug RiverCanoeingPhoto: Ceolaf, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4 mi- Hammonasset RiverCanoeing4 mi
- Wadsworth FallsWaterfall6.8 mi
- Shepherd's NineCamping9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Millers PondLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Stannard PondLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Tetram PondLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Stepanski PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Whitney PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Fricks PondLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Hackney PondLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Kroopa PondLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Dudley PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Carey Lowe DamLake fishing · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Spectacle Meadow Dam
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 19°
10 wet
Feb
39° / 20°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 28°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 38°
11 wet
May
70° / 48°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
84° / 63°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 61°
12 wet
Sep
75° / 54°
11 wet
Oct
64° / 42°
12 wet
Nov
52° / 32°
10 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Meriden Markham Muni Ap, CT, 11.6 mi away at 103 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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