DEEP protected area
DEEP protected area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Browns Corner Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.
Signs say that this fenced-in area is "ecologically sensitive." For more information, people should call 860-424-3101, apparently a CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection number.
How to reach it
- 25.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 28.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 2.0 mi
- Millennium Field: 2.8 mi
- Callahan Park: 3.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Canton Spring Road): 3.8 mi
- Bee Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Garrett Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Barnes Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain Trails: 2.2 mi
- NHLT South Nepaug Brook Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Pratt Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Maple Hollow: 2.7 mi
- NHLT Sabolcik Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 3.6 mi
- Unionville Museum: 6.3 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 6.9 mi
- Old School House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Jones Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.8 mi
- Hermit memorial: 5.2 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 6.5 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 6.6 mi
- Burlington Falls: 2.9 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 3.0 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 3.3 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 3.4 mi
- Whigville Falls: 6.4 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.6 mi
- Perennial Garden: 11.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.2 mi
- Shade Garden: 11.2 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 4.1 mi
- Wreck: 4.1 mi
- 1780s dam site: 5.6 mi
- 4 towns meet: 6.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.1 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 8.2 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 11.0 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 12.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 12.9 mi
- Sedna: 13.4 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 1.3 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Ravens Roost: 7.7 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 9.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 8.9 mi
- Boating Side: 13.9 mi
- Waterfront: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 16.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 5.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 6.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of DEEP protected area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platt Hill | WNW 303° | 443 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 12° | 421 m | 10.1 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | WNW 284° | 400 m | 7.7 mi |
| Burr Mountain | WNW 299° | 383 m | 7.0 mi |
| Spencer Hill | NW 324° | 365 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WSW 254° | 360 m | 4.0 mi |
| Washington Hill | NNE 18° | 359 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | NNE 26° | 358 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/451977895
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 22 mi
- Blandford · 24 mi
- Berkshires · 25 mi
- Longmeadow · 25 mi
- Otis · 26 mi
- Monterey · 27 mi
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