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Farmington River Floodplain (River Street)

Farmington River Floodplain (River Street) from directly overhead

Farmington River Floodplain (River Street) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Pine Cone stands 323 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is John R. Welch Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.90106, -72.66963

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Lighthouse Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Day Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Barrett Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Birges Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Cook Hill: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Cow: 4.9 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 6.0 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 7.7 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • Painted Cow: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Back Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Front Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Front Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Side Garden: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 55
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 3.5 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 3.5 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 3.5 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 4.5 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 50
Cliffs: 25
  • Hart Meadow: 10.5 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 10.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 10.6 mi
  • Superstructure: 11.5 mi
  • Solar Panel: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Hermit spring: 19.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.3 mi
  • Rd: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.1 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Farmington River Floodplain (River Street). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine ConeWNW 288°323 m10.9 mi
West LedgeW 269°305 m10.5 mi
Talcott MountainSW 227°276 m9.1 mi
East HillWSW 254°261 m12.1 mi
Onion MountainWSW 256°253 m11.1 mi
Ely MoundSW 222°246 m10.2 mi
Weed HillWNW 286°241 m9.9 mi
Broad HillWNW 291°238 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441103

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