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North Shore Reserve Tract

North Shore Reserve Tract from directly overhead

North Shore Reserve Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Magnolia Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Parcel, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.54264, -73.15353

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 1.6 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 2.8 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 2.8 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 2.7 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 2.8 mi
  • Hollow Park: 3.0 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 59
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Southford Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 49
Beaches: 40
Attractions: 35
Cliffs: 21
Artworks: 21
  • Whale Sculpture: 5.7 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 5.7 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 5.7 mi
  • Maori Head: 6.2 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 8.5 mi
  • Pond View: 16.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of North Shore Reserve Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magnolia HillNNW 343°294 m6.8 mi
Great HillSE 124°292 m1.1 mi
Good HillW 279°292 m5.6 mi
Blackmans HillW 263°282 m0.8 mi
Andrews HillSE 141°275 m5.2 mi
Woodruff HillSSE 157°273 m4.0 mi
Hoop Pole HillWNW 287°264 m5.0 mi
Bird HillNNW 332°260 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1203007539

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