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East Kent Hamlet Nature Reserve

East Kent Hamlet Nature Reserve from directly overhead

East Kent Hamlet Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Ellsworth Hill stands 473 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Kent Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72998, -73.39750

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Green: 2.7 mi
  • Warren Town Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Kent Green: 3.9 mi
  • Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington): 4.0 mi
  • Kent Commons Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 48
Waterfalls: 43
Museums: 41
Attractions: 26
  • Peter's Forge: 5.5 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 6.7 mi
  • Indian village: 9.1 mi
  • Dover Stone Church: 9.9 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Judea Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 12.4 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 12
Artworks: 8
  • Jean Widmark: 12.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 21.8 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 21.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 21.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 20.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of East Kent Hamlet Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ellsworth HillNNW 330°473 m5.7 mi
Woodbury MountainNNE 28°464 m5.4 mi
Dudleytown HillNNE 23°461 m5.3 mi
Whitcomb HillNNE 16°459 m4.3 mi
Above AllE 95°450 m2.3 mi
Peck MountainNE 36°447 m5.1 mi
North Preston HillW 264°441 m6.0 mi
Skiff MountainNNW 329°431 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1086775003

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