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Bailey Woods

Bailey Woods from directly overhead

Bailey Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Crestwood Drive), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Haven Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.33181, -72.84188

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cortina Park: 0.7 mi
  • Mauro Park (Warwick Lane): 0.9 mi
  • Connecticut Sportsplex: 1.2 mi
  • Michael Street Park: 1.3 mi
  • Middletown Avenue Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 51
Waterfalls: 50
Attractions: 27
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.1 mi
  • Bear Cave: 7.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.3 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 3.4 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 4.7 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 4.9 mi
  • John B Pierce: 5.2 mi
  • An American Dream: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
  • Pond View: 20.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Bailey Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 328°263 m10.6 mi
TrimountainNNE 32°232 m10.4 mi
Fowler MountainNE 34°230 m9.3 mi
High RockNW 317°216 m7.6 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 38°210 m8.8 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 340°206 m7.3 mi
Meeting House HillNW 309°193 m10.3 mi
Round HillWNW 294°190 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1213636923

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