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Bishop Woods Bird Sanctuary

Bishop Woods Bird Sanctuary from directly overhead

Bishop Woods Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of New Haven
Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.32685, -72.86417

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Michael Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Smith Palmieri Park: 0.4 mi
  • Middletown Avenue Park: 0.6 mi
  • Eastview Public Housing Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Dover Beach: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 49
Waterfalls: 49
Attractions: 25
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 4.7 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.2 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 2.3 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 3.6 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 3.7 mi
  • John B Pierce: 4.0 mi
  • An American Dream: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 18.3 mi
  • Pond View: 19.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Bishop Woods Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 335°263 m10.3 mi
Fowler MountainNE 39°230 m10.3 mi
High RockNW 325°216 m7.1 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 42°210 m9.8 mi
Mount CarmelN 349°206 m7.3 mi
Meeting House HillNW 315°193 m9.7 mi
Round HillWNW 300°190 m8.3 mi
Peck HillWNW 292°183 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437513

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