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Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary

Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Bald Mountain stands 322 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Spruce Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Town of South Windsor
Getting there

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Coordinates41.86063, -72.52519
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Attractions: 60
  • filled-in well: 4.4 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 5.2 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 8.6 mi
  • Keney Tower: 9.8 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 10.5 mi
Gardens
  • sensory garden: 4.6 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 5.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 53
  • Talcott Ravine: 3.2 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Case Falls: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Flag Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Crow Point: 11.6 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 15.1 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 15.1 mi
  • Garden Wall: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 5
  • Windham Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Rd: 24.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 33°322 m10.8 mi
Soapstone MountainNE 40°315 m8.9 mi
Paulk HillE 79°294 m7.3 mi
Kendall HillENE 64°290 m9.3 mi
Grant HillESE 113°284 m7.7 mi
Sugar HillENE 74°282 m8.2 mi
Reed HillE 99°275 m6.4 mi
Chestnut MountainNE 41°275 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/693316213

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