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F. W. Brown Tract

F. W. Brown Tract from directly overhead

F. W. Brown Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Circle Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.6 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.50319, -72.07416
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Crown Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Long Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 1.1 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 49
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 28
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 5.6 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 5.6 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 6.7 mi
  • The Whale: 10.3 mi
  • turtle rock: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Windham Spring: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of F. W. Brown Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillWSW 250°182 m7.1 mi
Raymond HillW 263°170 m5.4 mi
Prentice MountainE 93°163 m7.1 mi
Dolbeare HillWSW 245°162 m6.1 mi
Wawecus HillNW 306°153 m4.1 mi
Bear HillWNW 293°152 m5.4 mi
Hearthstone HillNNW 342°152 m7.0 mi
Bashon HillWNW 302°152 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1062237232

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