Natchaug River Water Access
Natchaug River Water Access is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Sprague Hill stands 257 m to the north-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Diana's Pool Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 5.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Diana's Pool: 0.3 mi
- Natchaug Property: 0.7 mi
- Aurora Estates Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Agnes' Pasture: 1.6 mi
- Hubbard Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Clark Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.8 mi
- Beaver Hill: 1.9 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.0 mi
- Parish Hill: 2.6 mi
- Edward Garrison Park: 1.9 mi
- Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
- Mount Hope Park: 2.8 mi
- Southeast Park: 3.0 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 4.2 mi
- Old root cellar: 5.1 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 6.6 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 8.8 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 9.0 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 6.0 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 6.0 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 0.2 mi
- Codfish Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascades: 8.1 mi
- Cascades: 8.1 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 8.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 4.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 5.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 6.5 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 7.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.6 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 6.0 mi
- Manny: 6.1 mi
- Willy: 6.1 mi
- U’s and C’s: 6.1 mi
- Windy: 6.1 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 5.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 5.9 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 6.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 6.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 6.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 14.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.3 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 16.5 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 17.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 3.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 4.3 mi
- Flag Rock: 16.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 22.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.0 mi
- Bara-Hack: 9.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 16.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 5.0 mi
- Picnic: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Natchaug River Water Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Hill | NNE 27° | 257 m | 6.9 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NNE 32° | 252 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | NNE 28° | 248 m | 8.5 mi |
| Wenberg Hill | NNW 328° | 245 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | N 6° | 241 m | 4.7 mi |
| Sunset Hill | ENE 65° | 240 m | 3.0 mi |
| Summer Hill | N 3° | 236 m | 8.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | E 93° | 235 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/954111726
Day trips start here
- Storrs · 6 mi
- Willimantic · 6 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 9 mi
- Tolland · 14 mi
- Woodstock · 14 mi
- Putnam · 15 mi
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