Nature reserve · Connecticut
Curtis Woodland
Curtis Woodland is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze, a garden 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Durham
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48401, -72.71619
- 25.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 0.8 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Tuttle Road): 1.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tract Park: 1.5 mi
- Lucy Strickland Estate: 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Allyn Brook): 1.9 mi
- Parmelee Brook Preserve: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Peckham Field: 1.7 mi
- Durham Town Green: 2.1 mi
- Allyn Brook Park: 2.2 mi
- Beseck Lake Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Giuffrida Memorial Outdoor Center YMCA: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Powder Hill: 2.0 mi
- Trimountain: 2.0 mi
- Cherry Hill: 2.1 mi
- Three Notches: 2.2 mi
- Beseck Mountain: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Durham Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 4.1 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 5.5 mi
- Greater Middletown Military Museum: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Durham War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth: 4.8 mi
- Joseph Pagano Jr.: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Wadsworth Falls: 3.1 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 3.3 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.2 mi
- Westfield Falls: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 56
- Washington Trail monument: 2.4 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 3.9 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 4.0 mi
- 1954: 4.8 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 55
- Lake Beseck Beach: 2.4 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 6.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 13.4 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 15.1 mi
- Shell Beach: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 52
- First Tear: 5.8 mi
- snake: 5.8 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 11.6 mi
- Face in Tree: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Bluff Head: 5.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 5.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.8 mi
- Green Wall: 16.1 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 12.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Curtis Woodland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NW 309° | 301 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Peak | NW 309° | 277 m | 8.0 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNW 345° | 272 m | 4.8 mi |
| Trimountain | SSW 211° | 232 m | 2.0 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | SSW 204° | 230 m | 3.1 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 312° | 220 m | 7.4 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NW 323° | 219 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | SSW 197° | 210 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43436742
Day trips start here
- Essex · 19 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- Old Saybrook · 22 mi
- Old Lyme · 24 mi
- East Lyme · 27 mi
- Montville · 29 mi
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