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McGuire Lot

McGuire Lot from directly overhead

McGuire Lot is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the north-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Trail Pond, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Woodbridge Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.36891, -73.02124

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 51
Waterfalls: 48
Attractions: 32
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 2.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 7.4 mi
  • Millstone: 9.6 mi
  • Millstone: 9.7 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.1 mi
  • Pond View: 11.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of McGuire Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNNW 336°275 m8.7 mi
Mount SanfordNNE 30°263 m7.4 mi
Hopkins HillN 4°259 m8.2 mi
Prospect MountainNNE 20°253 m7.6 mi
Hunters MountainNNW 335°246 m7.5 mi
Mulberry HillN 359°238 m8.0 mi
Huntington HillNNW 341°237 m7.8 mi
Moose HillWNW 294°231 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
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 °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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437384

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