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Matthews Tract

Matthews Tract from directly overhead

Matthews Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bedlam Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.51763, -73.12876

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Legion Field: 3.5 mi
  • Andrew Mountain Park: 3.6 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 2.2 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 3.9 mi
  • Fountain: 4.2 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 57
  • Southford Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 53
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.2 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.2 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 51
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 23
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 5.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 5.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 5.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 5.4 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 22
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Pond View: 15.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Matthews Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNW 342°292 m1.2 mi
Blackmans HillNW 308°282 m2.7 mi
Andrews HillSE 140°275 m3.0 mi
Woodruff HillS 173°273 m2.0 mi
Hoop Pole HillWNW 298°264 m6.9 mi
Turkey HillE 87°263 m6.7 mi
Hopkins HillESE 109°259 m6.5 mi
Mount FairNNE 23°258 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436662

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