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Loos Pond Conservation Area

Loos Pond Conservation Area from directly overhead

Loos Pond Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (White Birch Estates), a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.61903, -72.50223
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Sears Park: 2.0 mi
  • Farley Field: 2.7 mi
  • Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 3.0 mi
  • Seamster Park: 3.6 mi
  • West Road Memorial Field: 3.9 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions: 58
  • Pumpkintown USA: 2.2 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 2.6 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.6 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 4.0 mi
  • Car Wreck: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 57
Gardens: 51
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 7
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 17.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Loos Pond Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckNNE 14°273 m6.4 mi
John Tom HillNNE 14°272 m6.4 mi
Meshomasic MountainWNW 290°265 m2.2 mi
Clark HillSW 217°241 m2.1 mi
Post HillENE 67°239 m9.2 mi
Kongscut MountainN 360°234 m5.3 mi
Birch MountainN 6°233 m9.1 mi
Burnt HillNE 51°229 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437831

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