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Hartl Tract

Hartl Tract from directly overhead

Hartl Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Grant Hill stands 284 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicholas Foran Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

What to expect

Operated by
Town of East Hartford

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75584, -72.59395

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Emma and Nicholas DePietro Family Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Square: 1.3 mi
  • Goodwin Park: 1.5 mi
  • Millbrook Playground: 1.9 mi
  • Addison Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Waterfalls
  • Center Springs Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Case Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Cascades: 6.4 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Dreamyard: 4.2 mi
  • Constitution Oak: 4.3 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 4.4 mi
  • Keney Tower: 4.4 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 2.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Crow Point: 3.6 mi
  • Flag Rock: 7.9 mi
  • South Wall: 10.7 mi
  • Solar Panel: 10.7 mi
  • Superstructure: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Windham Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Hermit spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Hartl Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grant HillENE 68°284 m11.5 mi
Talcott MountainWNW 290°276 m11.2 mi
MannantuckESE 118°273 m7.0 mi
John Tom HillESE 117°272 m7.0 mi
Meshomasic MountainSSE 163°265 m9.1 mi
Box HillENE 66°252 m7.9 mi
Ely MoundWNW 283°246 m11.0 mi
Clark HillSSE 162°241 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/951534712

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