Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve
Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is West Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Bristol
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- West Hill: 0.8 mi
- Federal Hill: 1.2 mi
- Chippens Hill: 1.6 mi
- Round Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hurley Hill: 1.6 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bristol Memorial Military Museum: 1.0 mi
- Imagine Nation Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
- New England Carousel Museum: 1.5 mi
- Museum of Fire History: 1.6 mi
- Rockwell Park: 1.2 mi
- Page Park: 1.3 mi
- Brackett Park: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Boulevard Park: 1.8 mi
- Barnes Field: 1.9 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 1.3 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 1.3 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 2.3 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.8 mi
- Vincent H. Core Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Shepard Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Barnes Nature Center Preserve: 2.0 mi
- City of Bristol Land: 2.0 mi
- Pigeon Hill Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Minor Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 2.4 mi
- Whigville Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cascades: 3.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.2 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 6.3 mi
- Tory's Den: 3.0 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 3.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 3.6 mi
- Libby's Lump: 4.6 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 5.3 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.5 mi
- Wolcott Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 11.0 mi
- Home: 9.1 mi
- Maori Head: 10.4 mi
- Ben Franklin: 10.5 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 10.6 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Ravens Roost: 2.9 mi
- Green Wall: 6.3 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 6.3 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 7.1 mi
- Boating Side: 5.9 mi
- Waterfront: 6.0 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.2 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 13.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 13.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 16.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnycake Mountain | NNW 335° | 354 m | 4.9 mi |
| Scoville Hill | WNW 303° | 340 m | 8.6 mi |
| South Mountain | S 173° | 313 m | 2.9 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | S 187° | 312 m | 4.7 mi |
| Camp Hill | W 274° | 311 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lattin Hill | W 267° | 310 m | 8.0 mi |
| Walnut Hill | W 266° | 307 m | 8.2 mi |
| Harmony Hill | NW 325° | 304 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1314641133
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 26 mi
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