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Loomis Institute

Loomis Institute from directly overhead

Loomis Institute is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Alice Merritt, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

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Loomis Institute
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Coordinates41.98068, -72.89913

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Berg Field: 0.9 mi
  • Howells Pond Boat Launch: 5.5 mi
  • Rail Trail: 6.9 mi
  • Granbrook Park: 7.1 mi
  • Meadow Pond: 7.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 2.1 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 5.3 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 5.9 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 8.9 mi
Museums
Artworks: 51
  • Bike Sculpture: 10.1 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 11.3 mi
  • The Globe: 11.8 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 12.2 mi
  • Epiphany: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Southwick Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 11.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 46
  • Enders Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Indian Council Caves: 2.7 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.7 mi
  • state boundary marker: 3.9 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 5.7 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 9.9 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 9.9 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 10.6 mi
  • The Beech: 10.6 mi
  • Acorn Face: 10.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 10.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Loomis Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillN 349°448 m7.7 mi
Sweetman MountainN 3°446 m8.7 mi
Johnson HillNW 309°439 m6.6 mi
Burgess MountainNW 306°438 m9.6 mi
Hunting HillNW 313°432 m7.7 mi
Beecher HillWNW 294°430 m6.6 mi
Beech HillWNW 288°429 m9.1 mi
Prospect HillNNW 346°425 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438964

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