Penguins
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Penguins is a 5-acre pond near Mystic, Connecticut, at about 16 feet.
- Mystic River Boat LaunchBoat launch0.9 mi
- Peace SanctuaryRock climbing1.4 mi
Mystic RiverCanoeingPhoto: Juliancolton, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi- Sandy Hollow CaveRock climbing2.3 mi
- Hoffman Blue TrailHiking3.4 mi
- Hoffman Yellow TrailHiking3.4 mi
Haley Farm State ParkState parkPhoto: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi
Bluff Point State ParkState parkPhoto: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Copps Brook Pond No 1Lake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Pawcatuck RiverRiver fishing · ~10 min drive
- Miner CoveLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Smith LakeLake fishing · ~7 min drive
- Wequetequock PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Assekonk SwampLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Buddington PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Race Track PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Assekonk PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Ripley PondLake fishing · ~10 min drive
Best time to visit Penguins
Best months: April–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
39° / 24°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
41° / 25°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 32°
12 wet · 2 snow
Apr
57° / 41°
12 wet
May
66° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 59°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 65°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 58°
10 wet
Oct
63° / 47°
11 wet
Nov
53° / 38°
10 wet
Dec
44° / 30°
12 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Groton, CT, 5 mi away at 40 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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