Nature reserve · Connecticut
Mystic Valley Hunt Club
Mystic Valley Hunt Club is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Osprey Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mystic Valley Hunt Club
How to reach it
Coordinates41.40481, -72.04520
- 10.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 19.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 20.3 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Osprey Drive Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Thompson Brook Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Pheasant Run Drive Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Eagle Ridge Drive Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Bluebird Drive Open Space: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Gungywamp Hill: 0.5 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 1.4 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 1.7 mi
- Maynard Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bailey Hill: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Nathan Lester House: 1.4 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 2.5 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 2.5 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Museum: 3.6 mi
- Lyman Allyn Museum of Art: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Farquahar Park: 1.5 mi
- Christy Hill Field: 1.8 mi
- Erickson Park: 2.3 mi
- Donahue Property: 2.7 mi
- Pfizer Field: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 3.5 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 3.5 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 3.6 mi
- The Guns: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 56
- Groton Beach: 4.9 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 5.1 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 5.5 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 5.8 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.0 mi
- Yantic Falls: 9.2 mi
- Cascade: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Ledyard Oak Site: 1.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 1.4 mi
- The Whale: 4.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 6.9 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 23
- Sparky: 4.3 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 4.4 mi
- Giant Gnome: 5.1 mi
- Mjolnir: 5.1 mi
- Mystic Blue: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 18
- Caroline Black Garden: 3.5 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 3.6 mi
- Sprout Garden: 3.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 3.8 mi
- Laurel Walk: 3.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 11.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 11.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 11.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.9 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 5.2 mi
- Powder House: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 19.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 16.0 mi
- Crow Head: 21.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 21.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 3.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Mystic Valley Hunt Club. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | WNW 300° | 149 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NE 40° | 144 m | 7.0 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NW 309° | 137 m | 5.5 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 33° | 120 m | 4.2 mi |
| Lantern Hill | NE 54° | 118 m | 6.5 mi |
| Lynch Hill | NW 309° | 115 m | 6.2 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | W 270° | 112 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pie Hill | WNW 298° | 109 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 4 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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