Nature reserve · Connecticut
Briar Ridge
Briar Ridge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pitch Pines Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wallingford Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.41882, -72.82599
- 18.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pitch Pines Park: 0.4 mi
- Wharton Brook Natural Area Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive): 1.0 mi
- West Dayton Hill: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Reskin & Field Drives): 1.2 mi
Parks
- Pond Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Wharton Brook State Park: 0.8 mi
- Forest Grove Park: 1.3 mi
- Kendrick Park: 1.4 mi
- Pat Wall Field: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Farming Museum: 1.7 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 3.9 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 7.2 mi
Peaks
- Pond Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spice Hill: 2.4 mi
- North Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Tom: 3.1 mi
- Totoket Mountain: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 2.5 mi
- South Quad: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.4 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 5.1 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 5.9 mi
Beaches
- Dossin Park Beach: 7.2 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 8.2 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 10.7 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 10.8 mi
- Limewood Beach: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 59
- Wallingford Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 7.2 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 7.4 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 45
- Washington Trail monument: 5.2 mi
- Bear Cave: 6.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.7 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 7.9 mi
- 1954: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 24
- Henry Gould Lewis: 7.4 mi
- snake: 7.9 mi
- Turtle Statue: 8.3 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 8.7 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Bluff Head: 6.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.2 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 13.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 18.6 mi
- Pond View: 22.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 22.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Briar Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | N 355° | 301 m | 10.0 mi |
| East Peak | N 357° | 277 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Sanford | WNW 295° | 263 m | 7.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 306° | 260 m | 9.9 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | WNW 297° | 253 m | 8.4 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | NW 306° | 246 m | 9.4 mi |
| Trimountain | ENE 59° | 232 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | ENE 69° | 230 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43438321
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