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Conover Tract

Conover Tract from directly overhead

Conover Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Barry Farm Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Waterford Land Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40362, -72.14592

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Leary Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lisa Dedrick Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Cohanzie Park: 1.9 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 2.8 mi
  • Erickson Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 59
Attractions: 35
  • The Whale: 4.4 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 5.0 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 5.1 mi
  • turtle rock: 7.5 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Silver Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Sprout Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 2.6 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 2.8 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Conover Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillNNW 327°182 m5.3 mi
Dolbeare HillNNW 338°162 m4.7 mi
Sharp HillN 355°149 m3.3 mi
Crandall HillNNE 15°137 m3.6 mi
Comstock HillN 2°137 m5.6 mi
Ridge HillNW 305°134 m3.0 mi
Walnut HillWNW 294°131 m5.6 mi
Morgan HillWNW 282°120 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/669043042

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