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Old Town Heights

Old Town Heights from directly overhead

Old Town Heights is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Grey Fox Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Flanders Nature Center

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58455, -73.18101

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.5 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 3.8 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.1 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 56
Gardens: 46
Attractions: 37
Cliffs: 21
Artworks: 21
  • Jean Widmark: 4.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 7.3 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 7.4 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.4 mi
  • Maori Head: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 7.9 mi
  • Pond View: 18.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 21.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Old Town Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todd HillNNW 332°344 m5.7 mi
Poor House HillN 350°336 m7.6 mi
Apple HillNNW 346°334 m7.7 mi
Painter HillW 280°324 m5.7 mi
Carmel HillNW 317°322 m5.1 mi
Plumb HillWNW 296°322 m6.4 mi
Walnut HillNNE 27°307 m7.6 mi
Bell HillWNW 299°299 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208844188

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