Benton Homestead
Benton Homestead is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ronald E. Blake, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
Private, open to public with fee; Existing Preserved Open Space; Benton Homestead (Tolland Historical Society)
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tolland Historical Society
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 17.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ronald E. Blake: 0.6 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 5.7 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 7.0 mi
- Autumn Lane Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Pepperwood Drive Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Josephine Way Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Kent South Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Noah Lane Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 1.3 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 1.4 mi
- New England Civil War Museum: 3.7 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 6.0 mi
- Reed Hill: 1.4 mi
- Paulk Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cassidy Hill: 2.5 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.6 mi
- Sugar Hill: 2.8 mi
- Laidlaw Park: 3.2 mi
- North Cemetery: 3.2 mi
- Crystal Springs: 3.2 mi
- Middle Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 3.3 mi
- Upper Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 3.3 mi
- Sorry Rock: 6.6 mi
- The Walking Wall: 7.1 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 7.1 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 7.2 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 7.2 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 1.0 mi
- sensory garden: 3.7 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 7.0 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 7.0 mi
- filled-in well: 3.9 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 10.6 mi
- Wolf Rock: 10.8 mi
- The Dreamyard: 12.0 mi
- Hay Tedder: 12.9 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cascades: 5.7 mi
- Cascades: 5.7 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 6.0 mi
- Codfish Falls: 8.1 mi
- Flag Rock: 5.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 10.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Crow Point: 15.9 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 11.6 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 21.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.7 mi
- Picnic: 19.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 5.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 5.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 9.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 19.0 mi
- Windham Spring: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Benton Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | NE 51° | 362 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | NE 41° | 354 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 7° | 332 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sky Hill | NE 55° | 331 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 350° | 322 m | 9.7 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | NNW 346° | 315 m | 7.5 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NNW 348° | 294 m | 1.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | N 10° | 292 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43398382
Day trips start here
- Tolland · 1 mi
- Storrs · 7 mi
- East Windsor · 10 mi
- Somers · 10 mi
- Willimantic · 13 mi
- Hampden · 15 mi
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