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James Property

James Property from directly overhead

James Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Simsbury Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Simsbury Land Conservation Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.89456, -72.76870

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Curtiss Park: 0.5 mi
  • Curtiss Park: 0.6 mi
  • Curtiss Park: 0.8 mi
  • Tariffville Green: 1.1 mi
  • Tariffville Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Laurel Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Williams Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Hatchett Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Eastern Barndoor Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Western Barndoor Hill: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 0.7 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 1.2 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 2.1 mi
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 3.7 mi
Museums
Artworks: 55
  • Bike Sculpture: 3.9 mi
  • Cow: 5.1 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 5.9 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 6.3 mi
  • Painted Cow: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Perennial Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Shade Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Primary Garden: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 2.0 mi
  • Drake High Road Bridge: 2.4 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 3.3 mi
  • Boehm house site: 3.6 mi
  • King Philip's Cave: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 52
Cliffs: 27
  • Hart Meadow: 7.9 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 7.9 mi
  • Garden Wall: 8.0 mi
  • Superstructure: 9.0 mi
  • Solar Panel: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Southington Rest Area: 23.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of James Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainWNW 303°421 m9.8 mi
Washington HillWNW 299°359 m8.5 mi
Ratlum MountainW 267°358 m8.2 mi
Breezy HillW 261°327 m8.9 mi
Pine ConeNW 306°323 m6.5 mi
West LedgeW 272°305 m5.4 mi
Talcott MountainSSW 195°276 m5.9 mi
East HillWSW 245°261 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/724821263

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