Horse Pond Car Top Boat Launch
About
Horse Pond Car Top Boat Launch is a boat launch on Horse Pond in Connecticut, about 6.4 miles from Oxoboxo River, the nearest town. As the name says, it is set up as a car-top launch. The warmer months are the most comfortable for getting on the water. A nearby weather station records typical average highs near 84°F in July and about 76°F in September, with September lows around 55°F. The pond sits roughly 400 feet above that station, so temperatures at the water may run a little cooler. Several other outings lie within a few miles. Paddlers can try the East Branch Eightmile River, about 2.5 miles away, and climbers have the Eastern Coastal Slope at a similar distance. For a walk, the Red Trail at Hartman is about 2.7 miles off, and the Heritage Trail is about 3 miles away.
Location
Salem
Connecticut
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 64–84°F and lows of 44–65°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Norwich Public Utility Plt, CT weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan38° high21° low3 days with snow
- Feb41° high23° low3 days with snow
- Mar48° high29° low2 days with snow
- Apr59° high39° low
- May70° high49° low
- Jun78° high58° low
- Jul84° high65° low
- Aug83° high63° low
- Sep76° high55° low
- Oct64° high44° low
- Nov53° high34° low1 days with snow
- Dec43° high27° low2 days with snow
Nearby
- Eastern Coastal SlopeRock climbing2.5 mi
- East Branch Eightmile RiverCanoeing2.5 mi
- Red Trail, HartmanHiking2.7 mi
- Yellow TrailHiking2.7 mi
- Heritage TrailHiking3 mi
- Eightmile RiverCanoeing4.9 mi
- Nehantic State ForestRock climbing4.9 mi
Balancing RockRock climbingPhoto: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Horse Pond Car Top Boat Launch
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
38° / 21°
11 wet · 3 snow
Feb
41° / 23°
10 wet · 3 snow
Mar
48° / 29°
11 wet · 2 snow
Apr
59° / 39°
11 wet
May
70° / 49°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 65°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 63°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 55°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 44°
10 wet
Nov
53° / 34°
10 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 27°
11 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Norwich Public Utility Plt, CT, 10.5 mi away at 20 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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