North Branch State Access Area
North Branch State Access Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 33 m. West Ledge stands 305 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is University of Hartford Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 33 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
- 27.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- University of Hartford Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Roberts Green: 1.6 mi
- Tobacco Valley Open Space Area: 1.7 mi
- Gully Green: 1.7 mi
- Filley Park: 1.9 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 0.9 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 2.2 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 2.7 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 3.2 mi
- Mark Twain House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Joseph V. Cronin Park: 1.1 mi
- Hubbard Street Tot Lot: 1.3 mi
- West Eggleston Street Tot Lot: 1.4 mi
- Blue Hills Neighborhood Center: 1.5 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 1.5 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 1.3 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Painted Cow: 1.8 mi
- Cow: 2.1 mi
- Sedna: 2.3 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.0 mi
- Johnson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.2 mi
- Little Phillip Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 3.8 mi
- 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 2.0 mi
- VW: 2.4 mi
- Farm Tool: 2.4 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 2.7 mi
- Robert A. Prill Annual Garden: 2.4 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Perennial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.5 mi
- Mark Twain House: 3.2 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 3.4 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 3.4 mi
- Keney Tower: 3.6 mi
- Heublein Tower: 3.9 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 9.4 mi
- Northgate Falls: 9.9 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 10.1 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 10.7 mi
- Hart Meadow: 4.2 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 4.2 mi
- Garden Wall: 4.3 mi
- Superstructure: 4.8 mi
- Solar Panel: 4.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 14.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 20.1 mi
- Boating Side: 20.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.2 mi
- Hermit spring: 17.2 mi
- Big Spring: 17.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 19.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of North Branch State Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ledge | NW 309° | 305 m | 9.7 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | W 273° | 276 m | 3.8 mi |
| Taine Mountain | WSW 252° | 268 m | 10.2 mi |
| East Hill | WNW 288° | 261 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 283° | 257 m | 10.0 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 294° | 253 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ely Mound | WSW 253° | 246 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sweetheart Mountain | W 270° | 246 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 6 mi away.
- Red-tailed Hawk19 obs
- Eastern Cottontail15 obs
- American Black Bear12 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee12 obs
- American Robin10 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel10 obs
- eastern white pine9 obs
- common mugwort9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1110917734
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 11 mi
- Longmeadow · 18 mi
- Somers · 19 mi
- Tolland · 19 mi
- Hampden · 24 mi
- Storrs · 25 mi
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