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Maltby Lakes

Maltby Lakes from directly overhead

Maltby Lakes is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Moose Hill stands 231 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Allington Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.30668, -72.98504

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Beverly Hills Triangle: 1.6 mi
  • Allingtown Green: 1.6 mi
  • Bixler/Gerber Quad: 1.6 mi
  • Edgewood Park: 1.7 mi
  • Maurice P. Quigley Memorial Stadium: 1.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Spanish-American War Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Defenders’ Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Old Mill Foundation: 2.4 mi
  • Bishop Clinton and Pastor Julia Mccarter Corner: 2.4 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 51
Waterfalls: 43
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 21
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 3.0 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.1 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 7.6 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 12.6 mi
  • Millstone: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 12.2 mi
  • Pond View: 13.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 3.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 3.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Maltby Lakes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNW 313°231 m9.6 mi
High RockNNE 17°216 m7.6 mi
Mount CarmelNNE 30°206 m9.9 mi
Great HillWNW 300°202 m7.9 mi
Rock RimmonNNW 335°199 m9.2 mi
Meeting House HillN 356°193 m8.3 mi
Rockhouse HillNW 304°192 m9.6 mi
Israel HillW 279°192 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:2019:4820:29
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1060275922

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