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McLaughlin Memorial

McLaughlin Memorial from directly overhead

McLaughlin Memorial is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Alice Newton Street Memorial Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Woodbridge Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35358, -73.00794

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • South Genesee Park: 2.2 mi
  • Beverly Hills Triangle: 2.3 mi
  • Hilltop Playground: 2.3 mi
  • West River Open Space: 2.4 mi
  • Warsaw Park: 2.7 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 51
Waterfalls: 47
Attractions: 28
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.6 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 10.4 mi
  • Millstone: 10.9 mi
  • Millstone: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.2 mi
  • Pond View: 12.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 5.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 5.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of McLaughlin Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNE 22°263 m8.1 mi
Prospect MountainNNE 13°253 m8.5 mi
Hunters MountainNNW 334°246 m8.8 mi
Mulberry HillN 355°238 m9.0 mi
Huntington HillNNW 339°237 m9.0 mi
Moose HillWNW 300°231 m6.7 mi
Fivemile HillNW 307°223 m8.5 mi
Beacon CapN 2°221 m7.5 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1203775108

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