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Carroll Woods

Carroll Woods from directly overhead

Carroll Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooksvale Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Cheshire Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.46967, -72.92897
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 0.7 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 3.7 mi
  • South Quad: 4.0 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 4.8 mi
  • Lyman Hall Monument: 5.6 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Bartlem Park: 1.8 mi
  • Old Kalinauskas Farm: 2.0 mi
  • Forger Park: 2.3 mi
  • The Church Green: 2.4 mi
  • Canfield Park: 3.1 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Bethany Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Winnett Food Forest: 8.7 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 55
Artworks: 49
Attractions: 48
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.6 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 10.0 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 10.8 mi
  • 1954: 11.3 mi
  • Millstone: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 12.7 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.0 mi
  • Pond View: 19.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Carroll Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakNE 35°301 m7.8 mi
Southington MountainN 354°281 m9.0 mi
East PeakNE 38°277 m7.7 mi
Andrews HillW 277°275 m8.4 mi
Mount SanfordWSW 242°263 m1.2 mi
Turkey HillNW 315°263 m5.1 mi
Prospect HillNW 311°260 m3.5 mi
Hopkins HillWNW 286°259 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208944989

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