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Alsop Meadows

Alsop Meadows from directly overhead

Alsop Meadows is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is River Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Avon

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80240, -72.82652

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Newton C. Brainard: 2.1 mi
  • Asa Spaulding Porter: 3.2 mi
  • Jessie's Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 4.2 mi
  • Old Grist Mill Site: 4.6 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Perennial Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Shade Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Primary Garden: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls
Artworks: 57
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.0 mi
  • Garden Wall: 2.0 mi
  • Superstructure: 2.8 mi
  • Solar Panel: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 12.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Alsop Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ratlum MountainNW 319°358 m7.9 mi
Johnnycake MountainWSW 249°354 m9.3 mi
Breezy HillNW 310°327 m7.7 mi
Yellow MountainWNW 286°310 m9.4 mi
West LedgeNNW 340°305 m7.0 mi
Scranton MountainWSW 248°300 m7.8 mi
Mount HopeSW 231°297 m9.6 mi
Jones MountainWNW 302°294 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441056

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