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Broomstick Ledges

Broomstick Ledges from directly overhead

Broomstick Ledges is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Guilford Land Conservation Trust
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.40785, -72.68745

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 58
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 6.3 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 8.9 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 57
Artworks: 43
Attractions: 37
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 0.7 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 1.9 mi
  • Bear Cave: 2.8 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 4.1 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Broomstick Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNW 325°232 m4.4 mi
Fowler MountainNW 311°230 m3.7 mi
Beseck MountainNNW 337°219 m7.9 mi
Pistapaug MountainWNW 303°210 m3.1 mi
Camels HumpNNW 343°207 m9.7 mi
Goose HillENE 69°201 m6.8 mi
Bear HillNNE 32°199 m9.3 mi
Mount PisgahNNE 15°196 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1416646421

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