South Spectacle Pond
- Jul–Oct
- best months
South Spectacle Pond is an 86-acre pond near South Kent, Connecticut, at about 1,181 feet.
- Barnum LoopHiking1.2 mi
- Waramaug Lake Boat Launch (Carry-In)Boat launch1.9 mi
Lake Waramaug State ParkState parkPhoto: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi- St. John's LedgesRock climbing3.3 mi
- EMC WallRock climbing3.3 mi
- Above All State Park Scenic ReserveState park3.4 mi
Caleb's Peak TrailHikingPhoto: Pedro Xing, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.5 mi- Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington)Boat launch4.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Beaman PondLake fishing · ~2 min drive
- Florios PondLake fishing · ~3 min drive
- Ash SwampLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Eel PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Gritman PondLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Hatch PondLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Eel PondLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Gritman PondLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Duck PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Jordan PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit South Spectacle Pond
Best months: July–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
30° / 14°
13 wet · 9 snow
Feb
32° / 15°
12 wet · 8 snow
Mar
40° / 23°
13 wet · 7 snow
Apr
54° / 34°
13 wet · 2 snow
May
65° / 45°
14 wet
Jun
73° / 55°
13 wet
Jul
78° / 59°
12 wet
Aug
76° / 58°
11 wet
Sep
69° / 51°
11 wet
Oct
57° / 40°
12 wet
Nov
45° / 30°
12 wet · 3 snow
Dec
35° / 21°
14 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Norfolk 2 Sw, CT, 20.3 mi away at 1,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
