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Lavigne Tract

Lavigne Tract from directly overhead

Lavigne Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Clinton Hill stands 303 m to the northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lavigne Easement, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55840, -73.11216

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 0.8 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 3.6 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Permaculture Area: 2.2 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 2.3 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 57
Gardens: 56
Attractions: 42
Beaches: 37
Artworks: 24
  • Whale Sculpture: 3.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 3.5 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 3.6 mi
  • Maori Head: 4.0 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Bethel Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.3 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.0 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 12.5 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 6.3 mi
  • Pond View: 17.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Lavigne Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clinton HillNE 52°303 m6.8 mi
Magnolia HillNW 323°294 m6.8 mi
Great HillSW 216°292 m2.1 mi
Blackmans HillWSW 248°282 m3.2 mi
Andrews HillSSE 168°275 m5.3 mi
Woodruff HillS 187°273 m4.8 mi
Bucks HillNE 53°268 m5.7 mi
Mount TobeNNE 31°267 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/821694691

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