Nature reserve · Connecticut
James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area
James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
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- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70582, -72.07522
- 5.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 8.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 0.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Frank C. Koch Memorial Forest: 1.4 mi
- Dave Shoemaker Demonstration Forest: 1.4 mi
- Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge: 1.6 mi
- Devotion Woods: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Pudding Hill: 1.0 mi
- Westminster Hill: 2.7 mi
- Parish Hill: 3.2 mi
- Shaw Hill: 3.3 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 1.7 mi
- Hickory Grove Roadside Park: 1.9 mi
- Gauthier Field: 3.4 mi
- Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 4.9 mi
- Canterbury Green: 5.4 mi
Museums
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 5.4 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 6.7 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 6.9 mi
- John Bishop House: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- plaque: 5.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.5 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 8.6 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Little Muk Falls: 3.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 5.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 5.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 5.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 35
- Manny: 6.9 mi
- Willy: 6.9 mi
- Windy: 6.9 mi
- Swifty: 7.0 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 27
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 0.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 3.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 3.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 6.5 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 20
- Thread City Family Garden: 6.6 mi
- Mary's Garden: 7.0 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 8
- Moosup Pond Beach: 10.9 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.9 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 22.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 9.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.2 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic: 21.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 24.4 mi
- Powder House: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 6.7 mi
- Old Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 12.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | N 358° | 240 m | 6.2 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNW 344° | 235 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 347° | 232 m | 5.7 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NNE 18° | 231 m | 8.0 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NNE 28° | 225 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hampton Hill | N 9° | 221 m | 5.5 mi |
| Shaw Hill | N 7° | 220 m | 3.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNW 339° | 218 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Storrs · 11 mi
- Griswold · 12 mi
- Preston · 15 mi
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