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Locascio Preserve

Locascio Preserve from directly overhead

Locascio Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 394 m. Wangum Lake Hill stands 521 m to the northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Highview Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Winchester Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.88258, -73.12105

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 48
  • 4 towns meet: 3.5 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 7.0 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 7.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.9 mi
  • Judea Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 39
Cliffs: 27
  • Winsted Cliffs: 3.4 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 7.4 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.4 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 13.1 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 3.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.7 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Locascio Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wangum Lake HillNW 311°521 m9.3 mi
Dutton MountainNNW 330°506 m7.5 mi
Ivy MountainW 262°504 m5.3 mi
Red MountainWSW 255°499 m9.1 mi
The MatterhornWNW 302°498 m8.2 mi
Dennis HillNW 319°496 m6.1 mi
Sedgwick MountainW 266°495 m8.0 mi
Brass MountainWSW 256°491 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1340655914

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