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Gardner Lake

136 m446 ft
Tonight
31°FFair · Wind 2 mph NE

Gardner Lake is a lake at 136 m above sea level in Connecticut, United States.

All facts
Surface elevation
136 m
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3D map

Gardner Lake 3D map

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Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Gardner Lake terrain and contours

5 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 25 mShowing west → east through the centre

Gardner Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Gardner Lake weather

Tonight · Fair · 31°F (-1°C) · Wind 2 mph NE

Gardner Lake forecast for about 114 m.

  • Tonight31°–2 mph NE
  • Sat30°62°–3 mph NW
  • Sun33°64°–2 mph W
  • Mon43°67°–5 mph W
  • Tue33°59°2%3–8 mph N
  • Wed40°56°3%5 mph E
  • Thu47°62°5%1–8 mph S

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:59 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Gardner Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Gardner Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Arrowhead Cove

    0.7 km W · +2 more within 0.9 km

  • Nearest parking

    1.2 km ENE

    +2 more within 1.3 km

  • Nearest caravan site

    Salem Farms Campground

    7.6 km WSW

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Arrowhead CoveCampsite0.7 km W
Laurel Lock CampgroundCampsite0.7 km ENE
Indian Field CampgroundCampsite0.9 km WSW
Parking1.2 km ENE
Parking1.3 km S
Parking1.3 km S
Salem Farms CampgroundCaravan site7.6 km WSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mostly gentle: 99% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
98.6%
Moderate, 15–30°
1.4%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
96 m low point 87 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 78.6%Water 12.8%Grassland 6.4%Built-up 1.1%Cropland 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 244 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Hemp dogbane6
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird4
  • Mourning Dove3
  • Blue Jay3
  • Baltimore Oriole3
  • Common Watersnake3
Where it sits

Where Gardner Lake sits

Region
Connecticut4United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

Gardner Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-04)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia