Joyce Townsend Collins Memorial Woodland
Joyce Townsend Collins Memorial Woodland is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the west-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chancery Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 1.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 19.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chancery Hill: 1.0 mi
- Forrest Hill: 1.0 mi
- Draper Hills: 1.0 mi
- Peregrine White Hill: 2.0 mi
- Blackmer Hill: 2.3 mi
- Stevens Park: 1.3 mi
- Thompson Little League Complex: 4.4 mi
- Duhamel Park: 4.4 mi
- Town Commons: 4.4 mi
- Heritage Way Park: 4.5 mi
- Gosnell Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Bishop Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Claire Birtz Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- 50 Acre woods: 2.6 mi
- Pond Factory Road Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Dudley Fire Department Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Wysocki Square: 4.4 mi
- Norma Cash-Smith Memorial Square: 4.5 mi
- The Gold Star Mother: 4.8 mi
- Spectacular AO: 4.9 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 9.5 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 10.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.8 mi
- Cellar Hole: 11.4 mi
- Path Continues: 11.4 mi
- Motion: 6.4 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 15.1 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 16.9 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 17.2 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 17.7 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 10.6 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 15.2 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 16.3 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Streeter Beach: 10.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 14.5 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 15.6 mi
- YWCA Beach: 16.1 mi
- Small House Garden: 8.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.9 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 18.3 mi
- Cargill Falls: 7.7 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 18.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 18.4 mi
- Cascade: 19.4 mi
- Cascades: 21.0 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 15.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 21.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.4 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 24.7 mi
- Picnic: 5.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 9.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Joyce Townsend Collins Memorial Woodland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coye Hill | WSW 254° | 331 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | W 278° | 313 m | 5.3 mi |
| Corbin Hill | WSW 256° | 289 m | 6.1 mi |
| Coatney Hill | SSW 208° | 283 m | 4.6 mi |
| Joe Margy Hill | SW 218° | 281 m | 4.5 mi |
| Coburn Hill | WSW 247° | 277 m | 6.5 mi |
| Aplin Hill | SW 217° | 276 m | 4.9 mi |
| High Bunk | WNW 286° | 274 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/964149241
Day trips start here
- Dudley · 3 mi
- Woodstock · 4 mi
- Southbridge · 5 mi
- Webster · 6 mi
- South County · 7 mi
- Putnam · 8 mi
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