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Becket Hill State Park Reserve

Becket Hill State Park Reserve from directly overhead

Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Becket Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.

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Coordinates41.37702, -72.30155

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
  • Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
  • Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
  • Hains Park: 1.9 mi
  • Powers Lake Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 39
  • Silver Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
  • Cascade: 7.0 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 37
Gardens: 27
  • Memorial Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 9.9 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Sprout Garden: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 27
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Becket Hill State Park Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillNNW 332°179 m6.5 mi
Maynard HillNNE 28°174 m6.7 mi
Mount ArcherWNW 302°136 m3.5 mi
Beckwith HillNNE 32°135 m5.9 mi
Dolbia HillN 351°134 m6.0 mi
Ridge HillENE 58°134 m6.7 mi
Walnut HillNE 36°131 m5.1 mi
Grassy HillNE 34°129 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:01
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 14 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American wintergreen21 obs
  • butterfly milkweed19 obs
  • Asian bittersweet14 obs
  • partridgeberry14 obs
  • Christmas fern13 obs
  • winged euonymus13 obs
  • Spring Peeper12 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush12 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/77303538

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