Lawton School Site
Lawton School Site is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Werner's Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 24.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Werner's Woods: 0.3 mi
- Werner's Woods: 0.6 mi
- Town Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Wellner Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Mount Horr: 0.7 mi
- Pond Ledge Hill: 1.4 mi
- East Hill: 1.6 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Canton Spring Road): 0.9 mi
- West Mountain Park: 1.4 mi
- Millennium Field: 1.7 mi
- Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
- Stratton Brook State Park: 2.8 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 3.0 mi
- Unionville Museum: 5.0 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 5.2 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 4.8 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 5.0 mi
- Burlington Falls: 5.2 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 5.4 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 5.0 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 5.6 mi
- Jones Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Veeder Cabin Site: 5.8 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 6.0 mi
- Perennial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.1 mi
- Shade Garden: 7.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.1 mi
- Primary Garden: 7.1 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 6.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 8.7 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 8.7 mi
- Cow: 8.9 mi
- Wreck: 1.6 mi
- Heublein Tower: 4.3 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 4.4 mi
- 1780s dam site: 4.6 mi
- Boehm house site: 4.7 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Hart Meadow: 5.4 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 5.4 mi
- Garden Wall: 5.4 mi
- Superstructure: 6.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 12.3 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.3 mi
- Boating Side: 15.9 mi
- Waterfront: 16.0 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 18.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 8.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 9.1 mi
- Big Spring: 10.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Lawton School Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Hill | W 261° | 360 m | 8.4 mi |
| Washington Hill | N 349° | 359 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | NNW 329° | 358 m | 4.7 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | SW 228° | 354 m | 7.9 mi |
| West Hill | WNW 292° | 328 m | 7.8 mi |
| Breezy Hill | NW 315° | 327 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Cone | N 4° | 323 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 322° | 311 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439033
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 18 mi
- Longmeadow · 22 mi
- Blandford · 24 mi
- Somers · 25 mi
- Berkshires · 27 mi
- Otis · 27 mi
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