Nature reserve · Connecticut
Finch
Finch is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Peacock Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Flanders Nature Center
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56153, -73.23059
- 22.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Peacock Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sawpit Hill: 0.4 mi
- Rail Tree Hill: 0.7 mi
- Hoop Pole Hill: 0.9 mi
- Hogpen Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Ledgewood: 0.8 mi
- Good Hill Farms: 1.1 mi
- Riverbend: 1.1 mi
- Hogpen Hill Farms: 1.2 mi
- Riverbend Durfee: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Three Rivers Park: 1.0 mi
- Woodbury North Green: 1.5 mi
- Woodbury South Green: 2.0 mi
- Hollow Park: 2.1 mi
- George Bennett Park: 4.2 mi
Museums
- Glebe House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 5.9 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
- Miller Family Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 2.0 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 2.6 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 2.7 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 4.7 mi
- Southford Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cascade: 9.0 mi
- Cascade: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 46
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 1.9 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.2 mi
- Poet's Circle: 8.2 mi
- Biblical Garden: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 35
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 5.4 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 5.5 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 5.6 mi
- Indian village: 5.9 mi
- Millstone: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 2.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 9.6 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.6 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 9.7 mi
- Maori Head: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 17
- Morris Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.0 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 10.6 mi
- Waterfront: 10.9 mi
- Boating Side: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Bethel Rock: 2.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.1 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Kelly Slide: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Grove: 10.9 mi
- Pond View: 17.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 17.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 17.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 23.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 23.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Finch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Hill | N 359° | 344 m | 6.6 mi |
| Painter Hill | NW 310° | 324 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lower Church Hill | NW 310° | 324 m | 7.6 mi |
| Carmel Hill | N 350° | 322 m | 5.4 mi |
| Plumb Hill | NW 324° | 322 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bell Hill | NW 326° | 299 m | 5.9 mi |
| Magnolia Hill | NNE 21° | 294 m | 5.6 mi |
| Good Hill | WSW 254° | 292 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43436643
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