Nature reserve · Connecticut
DeDominicis Property
DeDominicis Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Subdivision Open Space (Southwood Rd) 2 Parcels, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Cheshire
How to reach it
Coordinates41.46009, -72.89439
- 17.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Subdivision Open Space (Southwood Rd) 2 Parcels: 0.5 mi
- Subdivision Open Space (Southwood Rd) 2 Parcels: 0.6 mi
- Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Brooke Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Kolstad Woods: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Intermittent Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 1.6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Jinny Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Carmel: 2.0 mi
- Cook Hill: 2.1 mi
- Spice Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 1.9 mi
- Edgar Laing Heermance: 2.6 mi
- South Quad: 3.0 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 3.7 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 3.9 mi
Parks
- Bartlem Park: 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Schoolhouse Rd.& Algonquin Drive): 2.1 mi
- Gaylord Fields: 2.1 mi
- The Church Green: 2.7 mi
- Lufbery Park: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 2.8 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Farming Museum: 4.7 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 4.9 mi
Gardens
- Wallingford Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 8.2 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 55
- Dossin Park Beach: 5.2 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 7.4 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.1 mi
- Boating Side: 14.2 mi
- Waterfront: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 51
- Henry Gould Lewis: 9.0 mi
- Turtle Statue: 9.3 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.4 mi
- Maori Head: 9.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 50
- Washington Trail monument: 8.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.8 mi
- 1954: 10.2 mi
- Bear Cave: 10.8 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Bluff Head: 10.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.3 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.0 mi
- Pond View: 20.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 20.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 7.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of DeDominicis Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NNE 20° | 301 m | 7.5 mi |
| East Peak | NNE 24° | 277 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Sanford | W 273° | 263 m | 2.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 309° | 263 m | 6.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 304° | 260 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | WNW 288° | 259 m | 6.2 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | WNW 283° | 253 m | 4.0 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | WNW 304° | 246 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/889038998
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