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Mount Archer Woods

Mount Archer Woods from directly overhead

Mount Archer Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Archer, a peak 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2003

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40364, -72.35709

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hamburg Fair: 1.2 mi
  • Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
  • Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
  • Hubbard Field: 3.7 mi
  • Municipal Triangle: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 42
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade: 5.0 mi
  • Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 39
Gardens: 29
  • Memorial Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Mount Archer Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillN 357°179 m3.9 mi
Long HillN 8°175 m7.7 mi
Maynard HillNE 55°174 m7.3 mi
Bald HillNW 322°167 m5.1 mi
Turkey HillW 277°138 m7.5 mi
Mount ArcherWSW 258°136 m0.1 mi
Beckwith HillENE 62°135 m6.8 mi
Dolbia HillNNE 25°134 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1209267462

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