Nature reserve · Connecticut
Loucks Meadow
Loucks Meadow is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Pistapaug Mountain stands 210 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is East Rive Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Madison Land Conservation Trust, Inc.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.27102, -72.63073
- 17.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 23.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- East Rive Beach: 0.5 mi
- Circle Beach: 1.1 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 1.9 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 2.9 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Mancheski Meadow: 0.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Orchard Park Road): 0.9 mi
- Town Dock: 0.9 mi
- Carlson Meadow: 0.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Sandalwood Drive): 0.9 mi
Parks
- The Ox Pasture: 0.7 mi
- East River Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Madison Green: 1.6 mi
- Madison Green Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Bauer Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Captain Frederick Lee: 1.6 mi
- Dianne Bullis Snyder: 1.6 mi
- Patriots of Madison: 1.6 mi
- Frederick W. Lee, Esq: 1.6 mi
- Citizens of Madison: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 2.1 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 2.4 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Green Hill: 2.1 mi
- Clapboard Hill: 2.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.1 mi
- Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 3.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 39
- Madison Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 38
- Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 6.0 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 11.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 14.5 mi
- Cascade: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 30
- Dinosaur Rock: 4.5 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 7.9 mi
- Bear Cave: 8.5 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.5 mi
- Stone Table: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 17
- James Madison: 1.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 5.3 mi
- snake: 9.6 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 14.4 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Chimney Corner: 4.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.8 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 15.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Loucks Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistapaug Mountain | NNW 334° | 210 m | 12.4 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNE 16° | 201 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | N 350° | 196 m | 12.4 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NW 321° | 176 m | 11.2 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NNW 337° | 167 m | 9.3 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | NW 324° | 156 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | N 1° | 153 m | 11.0 mi |
| West Sugarloaf | NW 323° | 145 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43399913
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 13 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Old Lyme · 17 mi
- East Lyme · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 26 mi
- Waterford · 26 mi
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