Nature reserve · Connecticut
Border Woods
Border Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gage Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Roxbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates42.00394, -72.07997
- 3.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gage Hill: 0.2 mi
- Corbin Hill: 1.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hatchet Hill: 1.5 mi
- Morse Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Pole Bridge Road Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Goodell Morse Memorial Forest: 1.5 mi
- Solair Recreation League: 1.8 mi
- Hauser Preserve: 2.7 mi
- 50 Acre woods: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
- Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
- Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 2.6 mi
- World War Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Dresser Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Old Firetower Foundations: 3.8 mi
- Servant Square: 5.1 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 5.3 mi
- Southbridge Honor Roll: 5.5 mi
- Félix Gatineau Memorial: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 6.5 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 9.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.5 mi
- Path Continues: 10.3 mi
- Path Continues: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 37
- Motion: 7.5 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 16.1 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 16.1 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 16.1 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 16.1 mi
Museums: 35
- Aspinock Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 11.0 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 11.1 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.5 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 18
- Small House Garden: 7.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.3 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 16.1 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 15
- Woodstock Town Beach: 2.9 mi
- Streeter Beach: 7.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 9.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Cargill Falls: 10.6 mi
- Cascade: 14.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 14.5 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 15.8 mi
- Cascades: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Coney Rock: 15.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 19.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 1.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 9.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Border Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | W 278° | 396 m | 6.7 mi |
| Stickney Hill | W 262° | 371 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 251° | 371 m | 6.4 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | WSW 242° | 361 m | 6.1 mi |
| Coye Hill | WSW 239° | 331 m | 2.7 mi |
| Blake Hill | NNW 329° | 328 m | 5.4 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SW 231° | 325 m | 3.8 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | N 358° | 313 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/964149246
Day trips start here
- Union · 4 mi
- Woodstock · 4 mi
- Southbridge · 5 mi
- Holland · 6 mi
- Dudley · 8 mi
- South County · 10 mi
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