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Abbott Farm Tract

Abbott Farm Tract from directly overhead

Abbott Farm Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northeast, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Elise Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.52418, -73.14301

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 3.4 mi
  • Hollow Park: 3.6 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 3.7 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 2.0 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 3.1 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 59
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Southford Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 50
Beaches: 45
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.2 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.2 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 38
Artworks: 22
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 5.5 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 5.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 5.5 mi
  • Maori Head: 5.9 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Pond View: 15.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Abbott Farm Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNE 29°292 m0.8 mi
Good HillWNW 289°292 m6.5 mi
Blackmans HillNW 311°282 m1.8 mi
Andrews HillSE 136°275 m3.9 mi
Woodruff HillSSE 158°273 m2.6 mi
Hoop Pole HillWNW 297°264 m6.0 mi
Bird HillNNW 333°260 m7.1 mi
Mount FairNE 38°258 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202992152

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