Nature reserve · Connecticut
Fodder's Folly
Fodder's Folly is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlebury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.50000, -73.11051
- 17.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sandy Hill: 0.6 mi
- Woodruff Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lewis Hill: 1.1 mi
- Joes Rock: 1.4 mi
- Andrews Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Gunntown Passive Park and Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Tuttle Woods Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Matthews Tract: 1.5 mi
- Curtis Farms Tract: 1.6 mi
- Woods Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Meadowview Park: 2.0 mi
- Andrew Mountain Park: 2.1 mi
- Legion Field: 2.2 mi
- Foley Stadium: 2.5 mi
- Ledgewood Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Middlebury Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 2.9 mi
- Mattatuck Museum: 5.3 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 2.9 mi
- U.S.D.A plaque: 3.5 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 3.9 mi
- Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Spruce Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 3.7 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 55
- Jackson Cove Beach: 7.4 mi
- Zoar Beach: 8.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 8.9 mi
- Waterfront: 9.9 mi
- Boating Side: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 51
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Poet's Circle: 3.9 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 3.9 mi
- Biblical Garden: 3.9 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 41
- Millstone: 4.0 mi
- Millstone: 4.1 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.8 mi
- Rock House: 9.7 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 24
- Greetings from Waterbury: 5.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 5.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 5.1 mi
- Maori Head: 5.3 mi
- Jean Widmark: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Bethel Rock: 5.5 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 10.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.5 mi
- Ravens Roost: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 9.8 mi
- Pond View: 14.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 14.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 14.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Southington Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 23.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.0 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 24.0 mi
- Fog Signal House: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 23.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 15.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Fodder's Folly. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNW 331° | 292 m | 2.7 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | NW 313° | 282 m | 4.2 mi |
| Andrews Hill | SE 137° | 275 m | 1.5 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | SW 224° | 273 m | 1.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 75° | 263 m | 6.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | E 88° | 260 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | E 99° | 259 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Fair | N 4° | 258 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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