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Hartland Recreation Area

Hartland Recreation Area from directly overhead

Hartland Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Bull Mountain stands 456 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Berg Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 14 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Hartland
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.99128, -72.90593

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 2.2 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 6.0 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 6.5 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 9.6 mi
Museums
Gardens: 50
  • Southwick Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 11.0 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Angel of Independence: 10.9 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 10.9 mi
  • The Globe: 11.3 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 11.9 mi
  • Epiphany: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Indian Council Caves: 3.1 mi
  • state boundary marker: 3.2 mi
  • cellar hole: 3.5 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 6.2 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 44
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 1.4 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Cloud Buttress: 9.9 mi
  • Acorn Face: 9.9 mi
  • The Beech: 9.9 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 9.9 mi
  • Grotto: 9.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Hartland Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bull MountainWNW 295°456 m9.4 mi
Liberty HillN 351°448 m6.9 mi
Sweetman MountainN 6°446 m8.0 mi
Johnson HillNW 305°439 m5.9 mi
Burgess MountainWNW 304°438 m8.9 mi
Hunting HillNW 310°432 m7.0 mi
Beecher HillWNW 289°430 m6.0 mi
Beech HillWNW 284°429 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442445

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