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Nut Plains Woods

Nut Plains Woods from directly overhead

Nut Plains Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Nut Plains Park, a park 0.6 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Guilford Land Conservation Trust
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.32463, -72.67451

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Charlie Cotttrell: 2.9 mi
  • Guilford Granite: 2.9 mi
  • Guilford Soldiers Monument: 2.9 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 50
  • Cascade: 3.9 mi
  • Nineveh Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 42
Attractions: 30
  • Dinosaur Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Bear Cave: 4.2 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 5.5 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 7.1 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Nut Plains Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNW 341°232 m9.8 mi
Fowler MountainNNW 337°230 m8.9 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNW 336°210 m8.1 mi
Goose HillNE 35°201 m9.9 mi
Mount PisgahN 0°196 m8.4 mi
Totoket MountainNW 317°176 m6.9 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNW 344°167 m5.1 mi
East SugarloafNW 320°156 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/804038364

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