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Farm River State Park

Farm River State Park from directly overhead

Farm River State Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Short Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

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Coordinates41.25413, -72.85926

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Beacon Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Branford Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Raynham Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Chidsey Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 1.5 mi
  • East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Marquis de LaFayette Encampment: 1.6 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 47
Waterfalls: 32
Artworks: 24
  • John B Pierce: 5.1 mi
  • An American Dream: 5.1 mi
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 5.8 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 6.2 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 0.5 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 7.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 7.9 mi
  • Bear Cave: 11.1 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Pond View: 20.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Farm River State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RockNNW 338°216 m11.7 mi
Mount CarmelN 352°206 m12.3 mi
Round HillNW 321°190 m11.8 mi
Peck HillNW 314°183 m12.4 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 26°176 m11.0 mi
Peck HillNW 312°171 m12.3 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 40°167 m12.8 mi
East SugarloafNE 38°156 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1415:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Black Swallowtail17 obs
  • Osprey16 obs
  • post oak15 obs
  • Monarch13 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly12 obs
  • Wild Turkey10 obs
  • Eastern Cottontail10 obs
  • mountain laurel10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/74110421

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