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Janice L. Bosworth Meadows

Janice L. Bosworth Meadows from directly overhead

Janice L. Bosworth Meadows is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wyndham Land Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates41.86034, -71.94273

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pomfret Little League Field: 2.2 mi
  • Pomfret Green: 2.7 mi
  • Owen Bell Park: 3.2 mi
  • John F. Simonzi, Sr. Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 2.5 mi
  • Pineville Mill: 4.6 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 5.1 mi
Museums: 37
Attractions: 36
Artworks: 28
Waterfalls: 18
  • Cargill Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 14.4 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 18
Gardens: 14
  • Thread City Family Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 16.3 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.4 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 13.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 16.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Janice L. Bosworth Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillNNW 329°283 m7.7 mi
Ragged HillWNW 303°265 m5.4 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillNW 309°265 m6.2 mi
Thunder HillNW 326°265 m7.7 mi
Rocky HillNW 318°264 m6.7 mi
Daven HillNW 315°258 m5.7 mi
Sprague HillW 274°257 m6.6 mi
Hammond HillNW 319°257 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/948585756

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