Bennett Pond

Bennett 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 Bennett 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 Bennett Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.68077, -71.98501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennett Pond

• Prudence Crandall House · museum · Kent · ~3 km · Must-see
• Quinebaug River Prehistoric Archeological District · fort · Kent · ~3 km · Must-see
• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road · attraction · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road · attraction · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church of Plainfield · church · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road · attraction · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mohegan State Forest · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Anshei Israel Synagogue · attraction · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hopeville Pond State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike · attraction · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Salt Rock State Campground · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see
• Unitarian Meetinghouse · attraction · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pachaug State Forest · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• Moosup Valley State Park Trail · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~16 km · Must-see
• March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road · attraction · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Beaver Brook State Park · sanctuary · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ross Pond State Park · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Old Furnace State Park · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennett Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bennett Pond

• Mansfield Hollow Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ashford Lake · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake State Park · lake · Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~35 km · Must-see
• Coventry Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~37 km · Must-see
• West Thompson Lake · lake · Providence · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington · lake · Providence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Burlingame Reservoir · lake · Providence · ~40 km · Must-see
• Money Swamp Pond · lake · South · ~41 km · Must-see
• Flat River Reservoir Dam · lake · Kent · ~41 km · Must-see

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