Nature reserve · Connecticut
Centennial Watershed State Forest
Centennial Watershed State Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the north, 5.0 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
How to reach it
Coordinates41.97826, -73.47777
- 25.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Centennial Watershed State Forest: 0.3 mi
- Centennial Watershed State Forest: 0.3 mi
- Centennial Watershed State Forest: 0.5 mi
- Yoakum Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Bird Peak: 0.3 mi
- Thorpe Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Riga: 1.2 mi
- Brook Hill: 1.4 mi
- Reed Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Bauer Park: 2.1 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 2.1 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 2.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Trotta Field: 3.0 mi
Museums: 36
- Holley Williams House Museum: 2.0 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Tri-State Marker: 4.9 mi
- Folly: 5.2 mi
- Lime Kiln: 6.3 mi
- Dough Boy: 8.4 mi
- Moravian Christian Mission Monument: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Riga Falls: 2.3 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 5.4 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 5.4 mi
- Great Falls: 5.5 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 25
- Newsboy Statue: 15.1 mi
- Diving Lady: 15.9 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 16.6 mi
- Naked Lady: 16.9 mi
- Parliament of Reality: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 18
- Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 20.3 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 20.6 mi
- Flower Gardens: 20.7 mi
- Herb Gardens: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Grand Staircase: 17.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 18.0 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 19.8 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 21.5 mi
- The Beech: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 14
- Town Hill Farm: 3.7 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 4.2 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 9.8 mi
- trail parking: 10.3 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 9
- East Beach: 14.0 mi
- West Beach: 14.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 20.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.3 mi
- South Landing: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Cannavo Spring: 21.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 23.2 mi
- Big Spring: 24.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 13.4 mi
- Questing: 15.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Centennial Watershed State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Frissell | N 358° | 747 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Ashley | N 1° | 725 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Race | NNE 18° | 723 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 14° | 708 m | 4.8 mi |
| Brace Mountain | N 351° | 706 m | 4.6 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | N 351° | 702 m | 4.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 1° | 695 m | 4.9 mi |
| Alander Mountain | N 350° | 680 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1333330809
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 16 mi
- Monterey · 19 mi
- Berkshires · 21 mi
- Stockbridge · 23 mi
- Lee · 25 mi
- Otis · 25 mi
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