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Donnelly Property

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Donnelly Property from directly overhead

Donnelly Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Bethany Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40279, -73.02811

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chatfield Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pole Hill Park: 1.5 mi
  • French Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Bethany Library Park: 2.4 mi
  • Sochrin's Pond: 3.1 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens: 54
Waterfalls: 50
Attractions: 34
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 0.8 mi
  • Millstone: 8.1 mi
  • Millstone: 8.1 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pond View: 12.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.0 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Donnelly Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNNW 330°275 m6.5 mi
Woodruff HillNW 320°273 m7.8 mi
Mount SanfordNE 45°263 m5.8 mi
Turkey HillN 10°263 m8.4 mi
Prospect HillNNE 20°260 m7.3 mi
Hopkins HillN 9°259 m5.9 mi
Prospect MountainNNE 32°253 m5.7 mi
Hunters MountainNNW 328°246 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1203305470

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