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Long Horizon

Long Horizon from directly overhead

Long Horizon is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Mount Prospect stands 400 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Swendsen Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Bethlehem Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.64609, -73.19464

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 57
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 3.0 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 40
Gardens: 29
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 5.4 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 7.4 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 9.5 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 14
Artworks: 13
  • Jean Widmark: 6.5 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 10.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 10.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 10.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 7.9 mi
  • Pond View: 22.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 23.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 23.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 17.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Long Horizon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ProspectNNW 331°400 m7.4 mi
Mount TomNW 309°393 m5.2 mi
Jefferson HillNNE 15°378 m7.2 mi
Chestnut HillN 11°359 m6.2 mi
Mount RatWNW 297°352 m6.3 mi
Guernsey HillNE 35°346 m5.4 mi
Todd HillWNW 290°344 m2.1 mi
Poor House HillN 350°336 m3.3 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 solstice07:1715:4116:26

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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202956248

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