Kenyon Woods
Kenyon Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Lead Mine Hill stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenyon Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Roxbury Land Trust
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 19.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kenyon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Howard Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hiscox Hill: 1.2 mi
- Dean Hill: 1.4 mi
- Stallion Hill: 1.6 mi
- Crystal Pond Park: 0.9 mi
- Hauser Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Hill Refuge: 3.3 mi
- Iron Mine Valley Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Pole Bridge Road Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Ivy Glen Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 3.0 mi
- Ashford Town Green: 4.1 mi
- Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 4.9 mi
- Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch: 5.6 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 2.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 4.7 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 5.4 mi
- Wolf Rock: 13.1 mi
- Path Continues: 13.7 mi
- Old Firetower Foundations: 3.6 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 8.2 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 10.3 mi
- Servant Square: 10.3 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 7.4 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 9.5 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 9.8 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 10.0 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 11.4 mi
- U’s and C’s: 11.5 mi
- Copper Tower: 11.5 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 11.6 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 11.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 9.5 mi
- Codfish Falls: 9.9 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 10.4 mi
- Cascades: 12.6 mi
- Cascades: 12.6 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 11.5 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 11.6 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 11.6 mi
- Small House Garden: 12.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 7.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 9.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 11.6 mi
- Streeter Beach: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 10.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 19.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.5 mi
- Bara-Hack: 5.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 10.7 mi
- Picnic: 6.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Kenyon Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mine Hill | WNW 297° | 361 m | 5.2 mi |
| Coye Hill | NNW 338° | 331 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sky Hill | WNW 287° | 331 m | 5.4 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NW 323° | 325 m | 3.6 mi |
| Westford Hill | W 259° | 290 m | 5.2 mi |
| Corbin Hill | N 1° | 289 m | 4.5 mi |
| Coatney Hill | ENE 63° | 283 m | 4.3 mi |
| Joe Margy Hill | NE 53° | 281 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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