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Hetzel Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
199 m
Tallest summit within 7.4 miles
Magnolia Hill294 m · 7.0 mi
Nearest byway
Merritt Parkway21.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
41.5497, -73.1230
Hetzel Refuge from directly overhead

Hetzel Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 199 m. Magnolia Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S.D.A plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

Operated by
Flanders Nature Center

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Hetzel Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magnolia HillNNW 329°294 m7.0 mi
Great HillSSW 211°292 m1.3 mi
Good HillW 273°292 m7.2 mi
Blackmans HillWSW 256°282 m2.5 mi
Andrews HillSSE 160°275 m4.8 mi
Woodruff HillS 181°273 m4.2 mi
Bucks HillNE 52°268 m6.5 mi
Mount TobeNNE 32°267 m7.2 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 57
Beaches: 42
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 23
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 14 mi away.

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