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Nathan Hale Homestead

Nathan Hale Homestead from directly overhead

Nathan Hale Homestead is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Nathan Hale State Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 20 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
The Antiquarian and Landmarks Society Inc.
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Coordinates41.76411, -72.34551
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • dog memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Frank Lombardi Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 4.8 mi
  • Ronald E. Blake: 6.8 mi
Parks
  • Lisicke Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Coventry Lake State Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Patriots Park: 1.9 mi
  • Veteran Green: 2.0 mi
  • Andover Veterans Monument Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Gardens: 51
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 5.6 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Wolf Rock: 6.9 mi
  • filled-in well: 7.1 mi
  • Old Porcelain Mine: 7.8 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 47
  • Cascades: 4.6 mi
  • Cascades: 4.6 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Case Falls: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 22.1 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 7.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Nathan Hale Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paulk HillNNW 345°294 m8.3 mi
Whifford HillNNE 27°291 m9.9 mi
Kendall HillN 355°290 m10.9 mi
Grant HillNNW 330°284 m4.2 mi
Sugar HillN 352°282 m9.1 mi
Reed HillNNW 333°275 m6.3 mi
Parker MountainNNE 25°275 m11.2 mi
MannantuckWSW 240°273 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485866727063524233
Precip in3.63.04.44.23.74.54.04.34.54.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/814031262

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