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Hamlet Lane (Windsor Hills)

Hamlet Lane (Windsor Hills) from directly overhead

Hamlet Lane (Windsor Hills) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is East Village Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.8 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35029, -73.17453

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Fort Trumbull Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Silver Beach: 11.7 mi
Gardens
  • SIS Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 8.6 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 9.7 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 45
  • Indian Well Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.8 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cascades: 5.7 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.1 mi
  • Millstone: 7.4 mi
  • Millstone: 7.5 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.6 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 6.1 mi
  • Heron: 7.3 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.6 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 3.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 4.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Hamlet Lane (Windsor Hills). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakW 276°303 m8.5 mi
Walnut HillN 0°242 m8.9 mi
Eden HillW 261°240 m7.3 mi
Moose HillNE 39°231 m4.6 mi
Mount PleasantWNW 299°230 m8.8 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 19°223 m5.6 mi
Towantic HillNNE 25°219 m8.5 mi
Sugar HillWNW 295°213 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436040

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