Nature reserve · Connecticut

Milford Meadows

Milford Meadows from directly overhead

Milford Meadows is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Peck Hill, a peak 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

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Coordinates41.37139, -73.03103

9.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National

Overlooks nearby

Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 25 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Peck Hill: 0.2 mi
Peck Hill: 0.5 mi
Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
Round Hill: 1.8 mi
Success Hill: 2.3 mi

Nature reserves

Parks

Chatfield Park: 2.3 mi
Sochrin's Pond: 2.4 mi
Abe Stone Park: 2.6 mi
Linnett Park: 2.7 mi
French Memorial Park: 2.7 mi

Museums

Seymour Historical Society Museum: 2.9 mi
Osborne Homestead Museum: 4.6 mi
One Hundred Second Infantry Regiment Museum: 6.0 mi
National Art Museum of Sport: 6.6 mi
Eli Whitney Museum: 6.7 mi

Historic sites

Old Mill Foundation: 3.1 mi
Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.2 mi
The Cherry Blossom Tree: 3.2 mi
Witek Memorial: 4.2 mi
The Vine Sign: 4.6 mi

Beaches

Zoar Beach: 7.6 mi
Jackson Cove Beach: 8.7 mi
Sea Bluff Beach: 9.0 mi
Prospect Beach: 9.2 mi
Oyster River Beach: 9.7 mi

Gardens53

Bethany Community Garden: 3.5 mi
New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing: 4.6 mi
Newhallville Street Garden: 5.9 mi
Hazel St Community Garden: 5.9 mi
Winnett Food Forest: 5.9 mi

Waterfalls47

Wepawaug Falls: 0.8 mi
Sperry Falls: 2.4 mi
Wintergreen Falls: 3.8 mi
Hopp Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
Cascade: 4.7 mi

Attractions31

World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 2.0 mi
PEZ Visitor Center: 7.6 mi
Millstone: 9.1 mi
Millstone: 9.2 mi
Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 11.7 mi

Artworks25

End of the Line/West Rock: 4.9 mi
Turtle Statue: 5.9 mi
Beacon of Hope: 6.0 mi
An American Dream: 6.9 mi
John B Pierce: 7.0 mi

Cliffs12

Forbes Bluff: 10.0 mi
Bethel Rock: 14.7 mi
Whitestone Cliffs: 17.3 mi
Bluff Head: 17.5 mi
Broomstick Ledges: 17.9 mi

Picnic sites7

Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.2 mi
Pond View: 11.3 mi
The Rotary Pavilion: 11.4 mi
Oak Grove: 11.8 mi
Cedar Grove: 12.0 mi

Rest areas5

Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.4 mi
Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.4 mi
Wallingford Rest Area: 14.4 mi
Southington Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.5 mi

Lighthouses4

Springs1

Cold Spring: 7.0 mi

Ghost towns1

Pleasure Beach: 16.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Milford Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Andrews Hill	NNW 338°	275 m	8.4 mi
Mount Sanford	NE 34°	263 m	7.6 mi
Hopkins Hill	N 8°	259 m	8.1 mi
Prospect Mountain	NNE 24°	253 m	7.7 mi
Hunters Mountain	NNW 338°	246 m	7.2 mi
Mulberry Hill	N 3°	238 m	7.8 mi
Huntington Hill	NNW 344°	237 m	7.4 mi
Moose Hill	WNW 295°	231 m	5.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:56	18:28	19:04
June solstice	05:20	19:48	20:30
September equinox	06:40	18:15	18:51
December solstice	07:16	15:42	16:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	27	29	37	48	58	68	73	72	64	52	42	32
Precip in	3.9	3.6	4.7	4.7	4.0	3.9	4.3	4.6	4.4	5.0	4.2	4.6

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/43437377

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