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Hickory Lane

Hickory Lane from directly overhead

Hickory Lane is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Nonnewaug Pines (Conservation Easment), a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bethlehem Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.62933, -73.16302
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
  • Alain C. White and May W. White: 5.6 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 5.9 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 6.7 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 56
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 47
Attractions: 39
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 3.9 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.6 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 10.2 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Jean Widmark: 6.8 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 15
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.0 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 6.2 mi
  • Pond View: 22.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 22.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 17.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Hickory Lane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNW 308°393 m7.2 mi
Chestnut HillN 357°359 m7.3 mi
Guernsey HillNNE 15°346 m5.8 mi
Todd HillWNW 298°344 m4.1 mi
Poor House HillNNW 333°336 m4.9 mi
Apple HillNNW 327°334 m5.2 mi
Little Mount TomNW 308°331 m6.4 mi
Looking Glass HillNW 318°331 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202968337

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