Haddam Wildflower Gorge (Ct Audubon Society)
Haddam Wildflower Gorge (Ct Audubon Society) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is George Dudley Seymour State Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.
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How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- George Dudley Seymour State Park: 0.5 mi
- Hurd State Park: 1.0 mi
- Kruger Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Forest Ridge Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Swan Hill Preserve: 1.5 mi
- White Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Split Rock: 0.9 mi
- Sexton Hill: 1.4 mi
- Big Hill: 1.4 mi
- Walkley Hill: 1.6 mi
- Brickyard Ballfield: 1.3 mi
- Meeting House Green: 2.3 mi
- Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Haddam Meadows State Park: 2.5 mi
- Rock Park: 2.6 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 1.6 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 1.8 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 2.3 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 4.8 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Gingers Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 5.7 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 9.9 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 4.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.2 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 5.3 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 5.7 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 6.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.7 mi
- Face in Tree: 7.6 mi
- First Tear: 7.8 mi
- snake: 10.2 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.0 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 1.7 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 2.1 mi
- Seven Falls: 2.5 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 3.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.6 mi
- grindstone: 1.5 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 1.8 mi
- George Washington rock: 2.3 mi
- Bible Rock: 2.6 mi
- Mill Turbine: 5.3 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.4 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 15.8 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 16.6 mi
- Middle Beach: 16.7 mi
- Grove Beach: 16.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.8 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Crow Point: 14.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 3.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 24.1 mi
- Powder House: 24.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Haddam Wildflower Gorge (Ct Audubon Society). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | N 357° | 265 m | 8.3 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 4° | 241 m | 5.9 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | N 355° | 228 m | 6.9 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 347° | 222 m | 4.9 mi |
| Baker Hill | NNE 24° | 204 m | 5.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | SSW 199° | 201 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 285° | 199 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 239° | 196 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43441200
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Essex · 13 mi
- Old Saybrook · 17 mi
- Old Lyme · 18 mi
- East Lyme · 19 mi
- Montville · 20 mi
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