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Diana's Pool

Diana's Pool from directly overhead

Diana's Pool is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Sprague Hill stands 257 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Diana's Pool Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.9 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Getting there

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Coordinates41.78034, -72.12936
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Edward Garrison Park: 1.6 mi
  • Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
  • Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Hope Park: 2.7 mi
  • Southeast Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 4.3 mi
  • Old root cellar: 5.1 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 6.7 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 8.6 mi
  • Willington Veteran's Memorial: 9.0 mi
Museums: 50
Waterfalls: 33
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Cascades: 8.2 mi
  • Cascades: 8.2 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 30
Artworks: 30
Gardens: 20
  • Thread City Family Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 6.7 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Diana's Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sprague HillNNE 27°257 m6.7 mi
Sherman HillNNE 32°252 m7.8 mi
Wheaton HillNNE 32°251 m9.2 mi
Pisgah HillNNE 28°248 m8.2 mi
Wenberg HillNNW 326°245 m8.5 mi
Pumpkin HillN 4°241 m4.5 mi
Sunset HillENE 68°240 m2.8 mi
Summer HillN 2°236 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/951774597

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