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Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve

Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve from directly overhead

Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Soapstone Mountain stands 315 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Farms Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of South Windsor
Getting there

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Coordinates41.84528, -72.57074
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Attractions
  • The Dreamyard: 2.7 mi
  • filled-in well: 6.4 mi
  • Keney Tower: 7.4 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 8.1 mi
  • Geographic Center of Hartford: 8.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Waterfalls: 55
  • Talcott Ravine: 4.5 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Case Falls: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Flag Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Crow Point: 9.8 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 12.5 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 12.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Windham Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Rd: 24.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Major Michael Donnelly Land Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Soapstone MountainNE 46°315 m11.3 mi
Paulk HillENE 75°294 m9.8 mi
Kendall HillENE 64°290 m11.9 mi
Grant HillESE 102°284 m9.7 mi
Sugar HillENE 72°282 m10.8 mi
Talcott MountainW 259°276 m12.0 mi
Reed HillE 90°275 m8.7 mi
MannantuckSSE 152°273 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/692659374

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