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Miriam's Camp Tract

Miriam's Camp Tract from directly overhead

Miriam's Camp Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the west-northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Pond, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52535, -73.11398

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Parks
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 1.3 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 1.7 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Fountain: 3.8 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 57
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 50
Beaches: 50
  • Waterfront: 8.3 mi
  • Boating Side: 8.4 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 41
Artworks: 24
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 4.1 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 4.1 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 4.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 4.5 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Bethel Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 7.3 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 8.3 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 14.6 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
  • Pond View: 15.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Miriam's Camp Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillWNW 297°292 m1.3 mi
Blackmans HillWNW 291°282 m3.1 mi
Andrews HillSSE 157°275 m3.1 mi
Woodruff HillSSW 192°273 m2.5 mi
Bucks HillNE 39°268 m7.4 mi
Hoop Pole HillWNW 291°264 m7.4 mi
Turkey HillE 92°263 m6.0 mi
Prospect HillESE 103°260 m7.1 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440673

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