Nature reserve · Connecticut
Evans Family Meadows
Evans Family Meadows is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Plymouth Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.84966, -72.74234
- 24.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Plymouth Drive Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Linwood Drive Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Colonial Lane Open Space (2 Parcels): 0.7 mi
- Colonial Lane Open Space (2 Parcels): 0.8 mi
- Filley Park: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Woodland Manor Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 0.5 mi
- Bloomfield Town Green: 1.3 mi
- Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 1.8 mi
- Mill Brook State Park: 2.2 mi
- West Eggleston Street Tot Lot: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 2.0 mi
- Farm Tool: 2.0 mi
- VW: 2.1 mi
- Veeder Cabin Site: 2.1 mi
- Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Grant Hill: 2.1 mi
- Little Phillip Mountain: 2.5 mi
- King Phillip Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.9 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Phelp's Tavern: 3.5 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 3.8 mi
- Tobacco Museum: 3.9 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 5.1 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 58
- King Philip's Cave: 3.0 mi
- Drake High Road Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Heublein Tower: 3.3 mi
- Smaug's Lair sign: 4.9 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Cathles Trail Falls: 7.0 mi
- Northgate Falls: 7.4 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 7.5 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 8.8 mi
- Beach Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 57
- Perennial Garden: 4.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 4.7 mi
- Primary Garden: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 53
- Cow: 2.0 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 2.8 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 3.0 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Hart Meadow: 5.5 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 5.5 mi
- Garden Wall: 5.6 mi
- Superstructure: 6.4 mi
- Solar Panel: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 12.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 12.5 mi
- Holland Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.9 mi
- Boating Side: 21.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Ever Flowing Spring: 14.2 mi
- Big Spring: 15.2 mi
- Hermit spring: 15.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 17.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gay City State Park: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Evans Family Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | WNW 286° | 358 m | 9.9 mi |
| Breezy Hill | W 280° | 327 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pine Cone | NW 316° | 323 m | 9.5 mi |
| West Ledge | WNW 296° | 305 m | 7.5 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | SW 228° | 276 m | 3.9 mi |
| Taine Mountain | WSW 237° | 268 m | 10.7 mi |
| East Hill | W 271° | 261 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 267° | 257 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1471724600
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 11 mi
- Longmeadow · 16 mi
- Somers · 18 mi
- Tolland · 19 mi
- Hampden · 22 mi
- Blandford · 25 mi
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