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Winnett Food Forest

Winnett Food Forest from directly overhead

Winnett Food Forest is a garden in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Rock, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Winnett Food Forest
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.34399, -72.92268

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • John P. De Nicola Park: 0.4 mi
  • Villano Park: 0.4 mi
  • Augur Field: 0.4 mi
  • Eli Whitney Park: 0.6 mi
  • Shepard Street Greenspace: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Eli Whitney Plaque: 0.8 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 1.6 mi
  • Joe Grate Corner: 1.6 mi
  • Bishop James Varick Corner: 1.8 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 46
Attractions: 26
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.9 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.3 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.3 mi
  • Pond View: 16.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Winnett Food Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordN 351°263 m8.3 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 344°253 m9.2 mi
Beacon CapNNW 333°221 m9.2 mi
High RockNNW 348°216 m4.8 mi
Mount CarmelNNE 16°206 m6.2 mi
Rock RimmonNW 309°199 m9.1 mi
Meeting House HillNNW 326°193 m6.8 mi
Round HillNW 305°190 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • multiflora rose159 obs
  • common mugwort154 obs
  • winged euonymus146 obs
  • border privet136 obs
  • White-tailed Deer132 obs
  • American jumpseed129 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly119 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel111 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1500839433

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