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Thread City Family Garden

Thread City Family Garden from directly overhead

Thread City Family Garden is a garden in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Pumpkin Hill stands 241 m to the north-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Philip Lauter Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 12 miles off.

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Coordinates41.72455, -72.20069
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Philip Lauter Park: 0.1 mi
  • Alex Caisse Park: 0.2 mi
  • Julia De Burgos Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sunny Acres Park: 0.9 mi
  • Webb Lawn: 1.0 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 4.9 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 5.5 mi
  • Dr. William Beaumont: 5.6 mi
  • Old root cellar: 5.9 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 55
Waterfalls: 46
Attractions: 35
Gardens: 32
  • Mary's Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 6.4 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 12.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Thread City Family Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pumpkin HillNNE 25°241 m9.2 mi
Sunset HillNE 52°240 m8.0 mi
Post HillWSW 243°239 m8.0 mi
Clark HillNE 55°235 m6.2 mi
Bear HillNE 50°232 m6.7 mi
Burnt HillWSW 256°229 m9.7 mi
Riley MountainNW 309°223 m8.5 mi
Hampton HillENE 61°221 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel47 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail39 obs
  • Christmas fern35 obs
  • winged euonymus34 obs
  • common mugwort31 obs
  • multiflora rose31 obs
  • White-tailed Deer29 obs
  • eastern white pine29 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/882163745

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