Muck Swamp
Muck Swamp is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Mount Prospect stands 400 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bellamy-Ferriday Garden, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bethlehem Land Trust
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Open Space (Hunt's Land): 0.2 mi
- Bellamy Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Wood Creek Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Long Horizon: 1.0 mi
- Green Hill Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Town Green: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Sunnyfield: 5.5 mi
- Bryan Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Nystrom Park: 5.7 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
- James Morris Museum and Aline Brothier Morris Reading Room: 3.1 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 5.1 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 5.5 mi
- White Memorial Conservation Center: 5.8 mi
- Magnolia Hill: 1.1 mi
- Todd Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bird Hill: 1.8 mi
- Carmel Hill: 1.8 mi
- Church Hill: 3.0 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 5.2 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 6.4 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 6.7 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 7.1 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 3.2 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cascade: 6.7 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 7.0 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 7.0 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Indian village: 6.1 mi
- Rock House: 6.5 mi
- Peter's Forge: 6.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.4 mi
- Bethel Rock: 6.9 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 10.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.1 mi
- Judea Garden: 6.9 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 7.0 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 7.6 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 9.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.5 mi
- Waterfront: 8.9 mi
- Boating Side: 8.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 14.5 mi
- Jean Widmark: 5.7 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Ben Franklin: 10.5 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 10.6 mi
- Maori Head: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
- Pond View: 22.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 22.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 22.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 22.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 18.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 20.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.4 mi
- Big Spring: 24.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Dudley Town: 13.6 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Muck Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect | NNW 339° | 400 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | NW 320° | 393 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 18° | 359 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Rat | NW 305° | 352 m | 5.7 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | NE 40° | 346 m | 6.4 mi |
| Todd Hill | NW 318° | 344 m | 1.5 mi |
| Poor House Hill | N 6° | 336 m | 3.7 mi |
| Apple Hill | N 357° | 334 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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