Norfolk Meadow
Norfolk Meadow is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the west, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Norfolk Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Norfolk Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Bigelow Park: 0.7 mi
- Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
- North Green: 1.9 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 0.6 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Dutton Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Dutton Mountain): 1.0 mi
- Long Rivers Council (Boy Scouts Of America): 1.6 mi
- Pine Mountain Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Town Farm): 2.5 mi
- Wolcott Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 0.2 mi
- Campbell Falls: 4.1 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 5.2 mi
- Pothole Falls: 5.5 mi
- Beulah Falls: 5.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 0.2 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 4.6 mi
- Dough Boy: 7.0 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 10.6 mi
- Hermit memorial: 11.3 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 0.2 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 7.1 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 7.9 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 4.9 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 8.7 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 10.1 mi
- 4 towns meet: 10.4 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 10.5 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 15.8 mi
- Naked Lady: 17.8 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 17.8 mi
- Divine Mercy: 21.2 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 21.3 mi
- Flower Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Herb Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Heritage Garden: 15.0 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 17.4 mi
- Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- The Beech: 8.6 mi
- Space Invaders: 8.7 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 8.7 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 8.7 mi
- Acorn Face: 8.7 mi
- Holland Beach: 7.5 mi
- County Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.8 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 21.1 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 21.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 10.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 11.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 14.5 mi
- Questing: 9.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Norfolk Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | W 268° | 584 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 341° | 539 m | 2.6 mi |
| Cowles Hill | NNE 14° | 537 m | 7.9 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | WSW 241° | 528 m | 4.9 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | WSW 244° | 521 m | 3.3 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | N 1° | 519 m | 2.7 mi |
| Higley Hill | NNE 12° | 518 m | 5.9 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | NE 47° | 517 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440635
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 12 mi
- Monterey · 13 mi
- Otis · 15 mi
- Great Barrington · 16 mi
- Blandford · 19 mi
- Stockbridge · 21 mi
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