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Meiss Property

Meiss Property from directly overhead

Meiss Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fieber Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.0 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Woodbridge

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35643, -73.04137

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens: 53
Waterfalls: 46
Attractions: 25
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.0 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
  • Millstone: 9.5 mi
  • Millstone: 9.5 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.2 mi
  • Pond View: 10.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 10.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 5.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 5.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Meiss Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNE 33°263 m8.7 mi
Prospect MountainNNE 24°253 m8.8 mi
Hunters MountainNNW 344°246 m8.0 mi
Mulberry HillN 6°238 m8.9 mi
Huntington HillN 350°237 m8.3 mi
Moose HillNW 308°231 m5.1 mi
Fivemile HillNW 314°223 m7.1 mi
Beacon CapNNE 15°221 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:04
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43437230

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