Nature reserve · Connecticut
Cat Hollow Town Park
Cat Hollow Town Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the east-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Killingly
How to reach it
Coordinates41.83422, -71.87074
- 4.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 10.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cook Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mashentuck Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 2.0 mi
- Slater Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Rainsford B. Sherman Memorial Forest: 1.1 mi
- 1892 Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Quinebaug Property: 2.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 2.5 mi
- Schneider Preserve: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Owen Bell Park: 1.1 mi
- Danielson Lions Park: 1.2 mi
- Davis Park: 1.9 mi
- East Killingly Soccer Field: 2.3 mi
- South Street Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Pineville Mill: 3.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Weaving Shuttle: 19.3 mi
- U’s and C’s: 19.3 mi
- Manny: 19.4 mi
- Copper Tower: 19.4 mi
- Willy: 19.4 mi
Museums: 55
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 2.0 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 6.1 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 32
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 7.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 10.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 10.8 mi
- Crazy Corners: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 23
- Thread City Family Garden: 18.6 mi
- Mary's Garden: 19.4 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 19.8 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 19.9 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Cargill Falls: 6.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 10.6 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 18
- Moosup Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
- Wescott Beach: 9.7 mi
- YWCA Beach: 14.8 mi
- Flynns Beach: 14.8 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Woodward's Rock: 9.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 15.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 17.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thirsty Beaver: 17.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic: 16.7 mi
- Little Beach: 21.2 mi
- Big Beach: 21.4 mi
- Site #36: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Windham Spring: 18.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.7 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Cat Hollow Town Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | ENE 78° | 256 m | 4.8 mi |
| Durfee Hill | ENE 59° | 244 m | 7.7 mi |
| Whites Hill | ENE 59° | 240 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 61° | 235 m | 6.6 mi |
| Kimball Hill | W 261° | 231 m | 8.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 312° | 229 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hamlet Hill | WNW 303° | 226 m | 7.0 mi |
| Alworth Hill | WSW 248° | 225 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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