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Forest Corners

Forest Corners from directly overhead

Forest Corners is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gesner Hill, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Madison Land Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.34851, -72.65298

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Nut Plains Park: 2.5 mi
  • Long Hill Park: 3.8 mi
  • Guilford Town Park: 3.8 mi
  • Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
  • Bauer Park: 4.4 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 54
  • Nineveh Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Cascade: 5.9 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Seven Falls: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 40
Attractions: 33
  • Bear Cave: 3.9 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 4.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.5 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Forest Corners. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNW 331°232 m8.8 mi
Fowler MountainNW 325°230 m8.0 mi
Pistapaug MountainNW 323°210 m7.2 mi
Goose HillNE 35°201 m8.0 mi
Mount PisgahN 351°196 m6.9 mi
Chestnut MountainN 9°186 m11.0 mi
Totoket MountainWNW 300°176 m6.8 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 323°167 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/900200808

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