Luce Conservation Area
Luce Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Bald Hill stands 371 m to the northeast, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Skungamaug Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Tolland
How to reach it
- 19.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 17.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Skungamaug Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Charter Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Morgan Lane Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Wanat Park: 0.6 mi
- Tolland Stage Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Sugar Hill: 1.1 mi
- Paulk Hill: 1.8 mi
- Kendall Hill: 2.3 mi
- Buff Cap Hill: 2.4 mi
- Neff Hill: 2.6 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 1.3 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 1.4 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 4.6 mi
- New England Civil War Museum: 5.1 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Crystal Springs: 2.1 mi
- North Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- River Road Park: 3.5 mi
- Halls Pond Swim Area: 3.6 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 2.1 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 3.4 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 8.3 mi
- The Walking Wall: 7.5 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 7.5 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 7.5 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 7.5 mi
- The Arc: 7.5 mi
- filled-in well: 6.2 mi
- Wolf Rock: 11.5 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 11.6 mi
- Goat Rock: 12.7 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 13.3 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 1.7 mi
- sensory garden: 4.5 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 7.3 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 7.4 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascade: 6.1 mi
- Cascades: 6.3 mi
- Cascades: 6.4 mi
- Codfish Falls: 7.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 8.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 10.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Crow Point: 18.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 3.6 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 8.9 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.1 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 19.1 mi
- Picnic: 16.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 2.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 2.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 12.0 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Luce Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | NE 53° | 371 m | 10.0 mi |
| Snow Hill | ENE 58° | 362 m | 8.7 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | ENE 59° | 361 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | NE 45° | 354 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tupper Hill | NNE 23° | 352 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 24° | 347 m | 11.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 359° | 332 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sky Hill | ENE 62° | 331 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/790604974
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