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Centennial Watershed State Forest

Centennial Watershed State Forest from directly overhead

Centennial Watershed State Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 408 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Yoakum Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Getting there

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Coordinates41.98562, -73.47466

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Bauer Park: 2.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Cannon Park And Ballfield: 2.3 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Trotta Field: 2.9 mi
Museums: 36
Historic sites: 34
Waterfalls: 27
  • Riga Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Great Falls: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Newsboy Statue: 14.6 mi
  • Diving Lady: 15.7 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 16.1 mi
  • Naked Lady: 16.3 mi
  • Parliament of Reality: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 18
  • Community Garden: 16.1 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 20.2 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 20.2 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 15
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 9
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 23.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Centennial Watershed State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettNNE 15°793 m8.3 mi
Mount FrissellN 355°747 m4.6 mi
Mount AshleyN 360°725 m5.3 mi
Mount RaceNNE 18°723 m7.0 mi
Bear MountainNNE 14°708 m4.2 mi
Brace MountainNNW 347°706 m4.2 mi
South Brace MountainNNW 347°702 m3.8 mi
Round MountainN 359°695 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1333330810

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