Ross Pond State Park

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Ross Pond State Park
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location Killingly , Windham County , USA
surface 1.27 km²
Geographical location 41 ° 47 '  N , 71 ° 52'  W Coordinates: 41 ° 46 '33 "  N , 71 ° 51' 45"  W
Ross Pond State Park, Connecticut
Ross Pond State Park
Setup date 1964
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Ross Pond State Park is a state park in the US state of Connecticut in the area of ​​the municipality of Killingly .

geography

The park covers 314 acres (127 hectares) and is connected by a blue-blazed trail to Old Furnace State Park , which adjoins to the north. In the valley that accompanies the Fall Line , a geological discordance that runs through the New England states, several ponds ( Ross Pond and others) were dammed for energy generation along Half Hill Brook . The Half Hillbrook runs from south to north and drained by the Fallbrook west to the Quinebaug River . Half Hill is the highest point on the park grounds . The closest state park to the west is Quinebaug Lake State Park Scenic Reserve about 2 km away.

free time activities

The park offers opportunities for hiking, picnicking, hunting, fishing, and boating.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  3. ↑ Old Furnace State Park . Killingly Conservation Commission. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map
  5. ^ Ross Pond State Park . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

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