- Elevation, modelled
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 11.6 miles
- Paulk Hill294 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16925.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7411, -72.4937
Gorman Natural Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 178 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Edmund Gorman Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Glastonbury
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Gorman Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulk Hill | NNE 30° | 294 m | 11.1 mi |
| Grant Hill | NE 46° | 284 m | 7.6 mi |
| Reed Hill | NNE 33° | 275 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mannantuck | SSE 154° | 273 m | 2.5 mi |
| John Tom Hill | SSE 154° | 272 m | 2.5 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SSW 198° | 265 m | 8.1 mi |
| Box Hill | NNE 25° | 252 m | 4.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | S 189° | 241 m | 10.2 mi |
- 25.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Edmund Gorman Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Camp Merrie-Wood: 0.4 mi
- Coop Road II Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Coop Road I Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Case Parklet: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Birch Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Case Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Minnechaug Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Mount Nebo: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 60
- Nike Missile Site: 1.0 mi
- Hay Tedder: 3.2 mi
- Car Wreck: 4.0 mi
- Insect Hotel: 5.3 mi
- filled-in well: 6.8 mi
Parks
- Neipsic Tennis Club: 1.1 mi
- Mount Nebo Park: 1.7 mi
- Spruce Street Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Munro Park: 2.6 mi
- Center Park: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Case Falls: 1.5 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 1.5 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 2.9 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascade: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Lutz Children's Museum: 1.7 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 2.3 mi
- The Fire Museum: 2.5 mi
- Old Manchester Museum: 2.7 mi
- Museum on the Green: 6.5 mi
Artworks
- Frog: 3.3 mi
- Sorry Rock: 3.8 mi
- Equality: 8.6 mi
- Face in Tree: 8.8 mi
- The Circuit Rider: 8.9 mi
Historic sites
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 7.0 mi
- dog memorial: 8.2 mi
- Graffiti Arches: 8.7 mi
- Warner Memorial: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 52
- Wickham Park English Garden: 5.1 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 5.2 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 5.2 mi
- Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 5.4 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Flag Rock: 4.1 mi
- Crow Point: 6.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 14.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.6 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 18.7 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 19.9 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 3.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 17.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 8 mi away.
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