Harwinton Recreation & Conservation Area
Harwinton Recreation & Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Pie Hill stands 412 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sap Evaporator, a historic site 0.4 miles away.
Municipal, Open To Public With Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Harwinton
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sap Evaporator: 0.4 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 5.6 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 6.0 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 6.9 mi
- Hermit memorial: 7.5 mi
- Town Green: 0.6 mi
- Fuessenich Park Extension and Storrs Park: 3.0 mi
- Oxbow Park: 3.0 mi
- Joe Ruwet Park: 3.2 mi
- Fuessenich Park: 3.6 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 0.6 mi
- Scoville Hill: 1.6 mi
- Harmony Hill: 2.1 mi
- Turtle Rock: 2.6 mi
- Pine Cobble: 3.4 mi
- Kalmia Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Ken Eric Noel Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Limestone Drive Open Space: 2.8 mi
- Horticulture Therapy Farm, LLC: 3.4 mi
- Goula Open Space Area: 3.4 mi
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 3.9 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Railroad Museum of New England: 6.2 mi
- Lock Museum of America: 6.4 mi
- Litchfield Historical Society - Noyes Memorial Building: 6.4 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 4.9 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 4.9 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 4.9 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 5.3 mi
- Burlington Falls: 5.5 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 2.4 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 3.1 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 4.1 mi
- Tory's Den: 4.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 6.4 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 14.3 mi
- Ben Franklin: 14.5 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 14.5 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 14.6 mi
- Maori Head: 14.7 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 4.9 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 12.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 14.8 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 14.8 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 3.4 mi
- Ravens Roost: 4.8 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 7.7 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.5 mi
- Boating Side: 9.1 mi
- Waterfront: 9.1 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 9.8 mi
- Holland Beach: 11.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 7.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 10.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 11.5 mi
- Big Spring: 13.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
- Dudley Town: 15.1 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Harwinton Recreation & Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pie Hill | WNW 292° | 412 m | 7.8 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | NNW 338° | 400 m | 6.8 mi |
| Brush Hill | WNW 287° | 386 m | 8.2 mi |
| Burr Mountain | N 352° | 383 m | 7.9 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | WSW 256° | 378 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cotton Hill | NNE 19° | 360 m | 3.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 250° | 359 m | 5.8 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | E 100° | 354 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439863
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 28 mi
- East Windsor · 28 mi
- Blandford · 30 mi
- Monterey · 30 mi
- Otis · 30 mi
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