Nature reserve · Connecticut
Hawkins Acres
Hawkins Acres is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Moose Hill stands 231 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Orange Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.27114, -73.06890
- 2.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Turkey Hill Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Southbank Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Housatonic Overlook: 1.3 mi
- Solomon Woods: 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Coram Road, Rear) 2 Parcels: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Georges Cellar Hill: 0.7 mi
- Turkey Hill: 0.7 mi
- Long Hill: 1.6 mi
- Coram Hill: 2.0 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Tall Farm Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 1.4 mi
- Pine Rock Parks: 1.6 mi
- Pine Rock Parks: 1.7 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- The Vine Sign: 3.1 mi
- Witek Memorial: 3.3 mi
- World War II: 3.5 mi
- Simon Lake's Explorer Submarine: 3.5 mi
- Simon Lake salvage sub wreck: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Americana Museum: 3.2 mi
- Boothe Memorial Museum: 3.3 mi
- Model Railroad Museum: 3.4 mi
- Eells-Stow House: 3.7 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Gulf Beach: 4.4 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 4.4 mi
- Silver Beach: 4.7 mi
- Burwells Beach: 4.8 mi
- Bayview Beach: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 54
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 3.3 mi
- Eklund Garden: 3.5 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Yale Landscape Lab: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 37
- Farmill River Falls: 1.9 mi
- Cascades: 2.8 mi
- Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.3 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 24
- Miniature Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 3.3 mi
- Mother Mary: 5.0 mi
- Heron: 6.3 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 19
- PEZ Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.3 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.0 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Burr Homestead: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 1.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 1.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Forbes Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 18.5 mi
- Bethel Rock: 19.9 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 21.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.2 mi
- Pond View: 9.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 9.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 8.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 8.4 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 9.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 20.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 9.1 mi
- The Silver Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Hawkins Acres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | NNW 344° | 231 m | 9.4 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 339° | 202 m | 6.8 mi |
| Barn Hill | NW 310° | 200 m | 7.8 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 301° | 198 m | 8.3 mi |
| Israel Hill | NW 305° | 192 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rockhouse Hill | NNW 335° | 192 m | 8.7 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 23° | 190 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bugg Hill | WNW 295° | 189 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1211921632
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