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Henry and Irene Garguilo Wildlife Refuge

Henry and Irene Garguilo Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Henry and Irene Garguilo Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Quinnipiac Meadows Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Hamden Land Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.34747, -72.88969

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Edgecomb Park: 0.4 mi
  • Eli Whitney Park: 1.2 mi
  • Augur Field: 1.4 mi
  • Middletown Avenue Park: 1.4 mi
  • Whitney Water Purification Facility and Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Eli Whitney Plaque: 1.3 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 1.6 mi
  • Reverend George W Hampton Corner: 2.3 mi
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Joe Grate Corner: 2.9 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 50
Gardens: 49
Attractions: 28
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.0 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.7 mi
  • Bear Cave: 9.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
  • Pond View: 18.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Henry and Irene Garguilo Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 339°263 m8.5 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 334°253 m9.6 mi
Fowler MountainNE 49°230 m10.1 mi
Beacon CapNW 324°221 m9.9 mi
High RockNNW 329°216 m5.2 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 54°210 m9.8 mi
Mount CarmelN 360°206 m5.8 mi
Rock RimmonWNW 302°199 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1330517837

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