Nature reserve · Connecticut
Burnham Tavern Grounds
Burnham Tavern Grounds is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Shaw Hill stands 220 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Modock Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Lisbon
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62578, -72.00892
- On the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 6.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 5.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Modock Hill: 0.6 mi
- Ross Hill: 0.8 mi
- Colegrove Hill: 2.9 mi
- Taylor Hill: 2.9 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Ross Hill Park Family Campground: 1.4 mi
- Rogers Prehistoric Archaeological Site: 1.6 mi
- Lisbon Meadows Park: 1.8 mi
- Sunfox Campground: 2.4 mi
- Sprague Rod and Gun Club: 2.4 mi
Museums
- John Bishop House: 1.6 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 5.4 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 6.9 mi
Parks
- Campbell Ball Field: 1.7 mi
- David Hale Fanning Park: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Jewett City Little League Complex: 2.1 mi
- R. "Red" McKeon Occum Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Miantonomo: 5.7 mi
- plaque: 6.6 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 8.0 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 36
- Promised Day: 7.8 mi
- Nevertheless: 7.8 mi
- Muffler Man: 8.4 mi
- River Blue: 10.1 mi
- Windy: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 32
- Moosup Pond Beach: 10.3 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 18.4 mi
- Williams Beach: 19.5 mi
- Groton Beach: 20.1 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Little Muk Falls: 5.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 26
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 2.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 5.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 5.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 5.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 24
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 12.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 12.0 mi
- fern and rock garden: 15.8 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 14.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.4 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 19.6 mi
- Powder House: 20.0 mi
- Little Beach: 23.5 mi
- Big Beach: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 12.2 mi
- Old Spring: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 17.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Burnham Tavern Grounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Hill | NNW 341° | 220 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | ENE 70° | 204 m | 8.8 mi |
| Parish Hill | NNW 328° | 200 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bare Hill | E 83° | 193 m | 7.9 mi |
| Westminster Hill | N 353° | 187 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sterling Hill | ENE 61° | 187 m | 9.5 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | WNW 292° | 185 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pachaug Hill | ENE 69° | 174 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Griswold · 6 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 6 mi
- Norwich · 7 mi
- Preston · 9 mi
- Willimantic · 12 mi
- Ledyard · 13 mi
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