Avery Pond

Avery Pond: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Avery Pond

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Avery Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.49350, -71.97937. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Avery Pond

• Long Society Meetinghouse · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Stoddard Hill State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Shantok Park · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Patrick · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• John F. Slater Memorial Museum · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gungywamp Hill · viewpoint · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cochegan Rock · viewpoint · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Anshei Israel Synagogue · attraction · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hopeville Pond State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mystic Seaport Light · museum · South · ~18 km · Must-see
• Connecticut College Arboretum · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ell Pond · sanctuary · South · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pachaug State Forest · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lyman Allyn Museum of Art · museum · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Coast Guard Memorial Chapel · church · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Groton Monument · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Griswold · fort · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Avery Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Avery Pond

• Lake Konomoc · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake State Park · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~26 km · Must-see
• Maschaug Pond · lake · South · ~29 km · Must-see
• Winnapaug Pond · lake · South · ~30 km · Must-see
• Watchaug Pond · lake · South · ~34 km · Must-see
• Quonochontaug Pond · lake · South · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Hayward · lake · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ninigret Pond · lake · South · ~38 km · Must-see
• Maple Lake · lake · South · ~38 km · Must-see

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