Broadacres
Broadacres is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the north-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonewall Estates, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Woodbridge Land Trust
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonewall Estates: 0.2 mi
- Elderslie Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Milford Meadows: 0.7 mi
- Lodge Tract: 1.0 mi
- McGuire Lot: 1.2 mi
- Peck Hill: 0.5 mi
- Peck Hill: 0.6 mi
- Success Hill: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.1 mi
- Sochrin's Pond: 1.7 mi
- Chatfield Park: 1.8 mi
- French Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Abe Stone Park: 2.1 mi
- Linnett Park: 2.4 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 2.3 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 4.3 mi
- One Hundred Second Infantry Regiment Museum: 6.6 mi
- National Art Museum of Sport: 7.2 mi
- The Hill Museum of Arts: 7.4 mi
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 2.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.9 mi
- Old Mill Foundation: 3.7 mi
- Witek Memorial: 4.2 mi
- The Vine Sign: 4.6 mi
- Zoar Beach: 6.9 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 8.0 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 9.6 mi
- Prospect Beach: 9.7 mi
- Oyster River Beach: 10.1 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing: 5.3 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Eklund Garden: 6.5 mi
- Newhallville Street Garden: 6.5 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 1.4 mi
- Sperry Falls: 2.9 mi
- Hopp Brook Falls: 4.2 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 4.4 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 5.1 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 1.6 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 8.1 mi
- Millstone: 8.5 mi
- Millstone: 8.5 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 11.3 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 5.6 mi
- Turtle Statue: 6.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 6.7 mi
- An American Dream: 7.6 mi
- John B Pierce: 7.6 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 14.1 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 18.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 18.5 mi
- Pond View: 10.8 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.3 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 11.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.8 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.8 mi
- Fog Signal House: 15.8 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 16.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 7.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Broadacres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | NNW 342° | 275 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Sanford | NE 39° | 263 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NNE 13° | 259 m | 7.9 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NNE 29° | 253 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hunters Mountain | NNW 342° | 246 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mulberry Hill | N 8° | 238 m | 7.6 mi |
| Huntington Hill | NNW 348° | 237 m | 7.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 295° | 231 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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