Kalmia Sanctuary
Kalmia Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Walnut Mountain stands 400 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Boynton Butterfly Garden, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Litchfield Hills Audubon Society
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnnycake Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.6 mi
- Scranton Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Holt Hill: 3.3 mi
- Mount Hope: 3.4 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 2.1 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 3.4 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.1 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 6.0 mi
- Harwinton Recreation & Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Minor Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- City of Bristol Land: 3.7 mi
- Shepard Nature Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Town Green: 2.6 mi
- Little League Field: 3.6 mi
- Vista Park: 4.0 mi
- Town Hall Field: 4.6 mi
- Baldwin Park: 4.6 mi
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
- Whigville Falls: 3.7 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 4.2 mi
- Burlington Falls: 4.3 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lock Museum of America: 4.5 mi
- Railroad Museum of New England: 5.3 mi
- Bristol Memorial Military Museum: 6.2 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 6.3 mi
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 6.3 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 0.0 mi
- Tory's Den: 2.2 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 2.5 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 4.2 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 4.6 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 6.7 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 10.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.6 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 13.6 mi
- Ben Franklin: 13.1 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 13.1 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 13.2 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 13.2 mi
- Maori Head: 13.3 mi
- Ravens Roost: 2.4 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 5.8 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.7 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 7.7 mi
- Boating Side: 7.7 mi
- Waterfront: 7.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 11.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 12.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 8.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 12.1 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 14.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
- Dudley Town: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Kalmia Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Mountain | NNW 329° | 400 m | 8.9 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | W 272° | 378 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cotton Hill | N 349° | 360 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 265° | 359 m | 7.5 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | ENE 67° | 354 m | 1.8 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | WSW 248° | 346 m | 6.0 mi |
| Scoville Hill | WNW 285° | 340 m | 3.7 mi |
| Besse Hill | WNW 297° | 337 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1255371456
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 27 mi
- Berkshires · 30 mi
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