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Old Furnace State Park

Old Furnace State Park from directly overhead

Old Furnace State Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 119 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Half Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
119 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of Connecticut
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.78044, -71.86456

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ross Pond Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
  • Quinebaug Pond Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
  • Killingly Little League Complex: 1.5 mi
  • South Street Park: 2.0 mi
  • Davis Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 58
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 21
Beaches: 19
Waterfalls: 19
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 7.5 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 8
  • Thirsty Beaver: 18.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Little Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Big Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic: 19.9 mi
  • Site #36: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Old Furnace State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillNE 43°256 m6.5 mi
Whites HillNE 35°240 m8.1 mi
Pine HillNE 38°235 m8.8 mi
Kimball HillWNW 286°231 m8.7 mi
Prospect HillNNW 328°229 m9.0 mi
Alworth HillW 276°225 m7.8 mi
Mount HygeiaNE 47°224 m7.3 mi
Chestnut HillNNE 21°223 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1215:3616:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • mountain laurel16 obs
  • Ghost Pipe12 obs
  • Eastern Teaberry11 obs
  • pink lady's slipper10 obs
  • striped wintergreen10 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush9 obs
  • Canada mayflower9 obs
  • Orchard Orbweaver8 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/952790649

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