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Farmington Memorial Forest

Farmington Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Farmington Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Vincent H. Core Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72995, -72.87890

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 2.0 mi
  • plinth: 3.8 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.2 mi
  • Nature Center Ruins: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • Quirk Park: 1.1 mi
  • Tunxis Mead Park: 1.2 mi
  • Carrington Park: 1.7 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Malerbo Rec Complex: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Carousel: 2.1 mi
  • Trolley Offices Sign: 2.1 mi
  • The Carrals: 2.1 mi
  • Kettles: 2.1 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Whigville Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Seven Steps Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Fetzer Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Burlington Falls: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Wolcott Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 7.1 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 20
  • Porcupine Hole: 3.1 mi
  • Green Wall: 3.1 mi
  • South Wall: 4.8 mi
  • Solar Panel: 4.8 mi
  • Superstructure: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 13.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Farmington Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainWNW 286°354 m6.2 mi
South MountainSSW 212°313 m6.6 mi
Lindsley HillSSW 211°312 m8.6 mi
Scranton MountainWNW 295°300 m5.0 mi
Mount HopeWSW 258°297 m4.9 mi
Becar HillSW 217°297 m9.4 mi
Compounce MountainSSW 205°290 m7.4 mi
Schoolhouse HillNW 308°288 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437019

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