Nature reserve · Connecticut

Green Hill Meadow

Green Hill Meadow from directly overhead

Green Hill Meadow is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tousi Mountain, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Bethlehem Land Trust

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.63100, -73.19718

27.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Peaks

Magnolia Hill: 0.5 mi
Bird Hill: 1.2 mi
Church Hill: 2.2 mi
Todd Hill: 2.6 mi
Carmel Hill: 2.7 mi

Museums

Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
James Morris Museum and Aline Brothier Morris Reading Room: 3.7 mi
Watertown History Museum: 4.5 mi
Gunn Memorial Museum: 5.9 mi
Glebe House Museum: 6.4 mi

Parks

Town Green: 0.8 mi
Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
Al Deland Field: 4.7 mi
Veterans' Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
Nystrom Park: 5.4 mi

Historic sites

Alain C. White and May W. White: 5.5 mi
Miller Family Preserve: 5.6 mi
Thomas Robert Lilly: 6.4 mi
Soldiers’ Monument: 6.5 mi
Natalie Todd Lilly: 6.7 mi

Waterfalls56

Nonnewaug Falls: 2.2 mi
East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
Cascade: 5.9 mi
Knife Shop Falls: 6.7 mi
Knife Shop Falls: 6.7 mi

Attractions38

Bethlehem Green Historic District: 0.8 mi
Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 0.9 mi
Rock House: 5.7 mi
Indian village: 6.7 mi
Peter's Forge: 7.6 mi

Gardens32

Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 6.4 mi
Judea Garden: 7.9 mi
Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 7.9 mi
Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.5 mi
Shakespeare Garden: 8.5 mi

Cliffs21

Satan's Dog Bowl: 5.6 mi
Bethel Rock: 6.3 mi
Whitestone Cliffs: 7.4 mi
Hornet's Nest: 10.5 mi
Ravens Roost: 12.0 mi

Beaches14

Morris Town Beach: 4.1 mi
Sandy Beach: 5.2 mi
Waterfront: 8.0 mi
Boating Side: 8.1 mi
Mattatuck Beach: 13.5 mi

Artworks13

Jean Widmark: 5.6 mi
Whale Sculpture: 9.5 mi
Ben Franklin: 9.5 mi
Greetings from Waterbury: 9.6 mi
Maori Head: 10.0 mi

Picnic sites5

Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
Pond View: 21.8 mi
The Rotary Pavilion: 21.9 mi
Oak Grove: 22.0 mi
Cedar Grove: 22.4 mi

Rest areas4

Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Danbury Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Wallingford Rest Area: 24.6 mi

Springs4

Hermit spring: 18.3 mi
Cannavo Spring: 20.6 mi
Ever Flowing Spring: 22.6 mi
Big Spring: 24.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Dudley Town: 14.6 mi

Covered bridges1

Bulls Bridge Road: 16.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Green Hill Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Tom	NW 318°	393 m	5.8 mi
Chestnut Hill	N 11°	359 m	7.3 mi
Mount Rat	NW 306°	352 m	6.8 mi
Guernsey Hill	NNE 30°	346 m	6.4 mi
Todd Hill	NW 314°	344 m	2.6 mi
Poor House Hill	N 354°	336 m	4.3 mi
Apple Hill	NNW 346°	334 m	4.3 mi
Little Mount Tom	NW 319°	331 m	5.1 mi

Conditions

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	20:31
September equinox	06:41	18:15	18:52
December solstice	07:17	15:42	16:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	24	26	34	46	57	65	70	68	61	49	39	30
Precip in	3.9	3.5	4.6	4.4	4.1	4.9	4.3	4.8	5.0	5.4	4.2	5.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202962298

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