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Kelly Property

Kelly Property from directly overhead

Kelly Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolcott Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

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Town of Wethersfield
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.70417, -72.67087
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Savage Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wolcott Green: 0.6 mi
  • Churchill Green: 0.7 mi
  • Francis Green: 0.8 mi
  • William J. Pitkin Recreation Complex: 0.8 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 21
Beaches: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 22.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Kelly Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainNW 318°276 m9.9 mi
Meshomasic MountainSE 128°265 m8.4 mi
Ely MoundNW 312°246 m9.1 mi
Lookout MountainENE 70°237 m10.2 mi
Kongscut MountainE 94°234 m8.7 mi
Birch MountainENE 72°233 m10.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainW 268°229 m8.2 mi
Raccoon HillSE 135°228 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1009186791

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