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Mountain Grove Swim Club

Mountain Grove Swim Club from directly overhead

Mountain Grove Swim Club is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is West Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.

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Operated by
Mountain Grove Club Inc
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Coordinates41.56886, -72.84842
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Gardens
Museums
Historic sites
  • Red Bridge: 3.2 mi
  • City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cascades: 6.6 mi
  • Westfield Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
Attractions
  • 1954: 5.8 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 5.9 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 8.6 mi
  • Will Warren's Den: 9.0 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Home: 7.5 mi
  • First Tear: 9.2 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.7 mi
  • CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 10.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 36
Cliffs: 21
  • Green Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 9.2 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 11.3 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 12.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 3.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 11.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mountain Grove Swim Club. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainNW 317°313 m7.5 mi
Lindsley HillWNW 302°312 m7.1 mi
Clinton HillWNW 292°303 m8.9 mi
West PeakSSE 152°301 m0.5 mi
Becar HillWNW 296°297 m8.0 mi
Compounce MountainNW 313°290 m6.4 mi
Fall MountainNW 306°284 m9.0 mi
Southington MountainWNW 293°281 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/664616567

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