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Parker/Hart Refuge

Parker/Hart Refuge from directly overhead

Parker/Hart Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rollingwood, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Flanders Nature Center

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58334, -73.19842

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Three Rivers Park: 2.2 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 2.3 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 3.2 mi
  • Hollow Park: 3.4 mi
  • Town Green: 3.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.7 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 3.9 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 56
Gardens: 44
Attractions: 35
Cliffs: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 3.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Morris Town Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Waterfront: 8.8 mi
  • Boating Side: 8.9 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Pond View: 18.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 21.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Parker/Hart Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todd HillNNW 340°344 m5.4 mi
Poor House HillN 357°336 m7.6 mi
Apple HillN 353°334 m7.6 mi
Painter HillWNW 283°324 m4.8 mi
Carmel HillNW 325°322 m4.6 mi
Plumb HillWNW 301°322 m5.7 mi
Bell HillNW 304°299 m6.0 mi
Magnolia HillN 5°294 m3.7 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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208842832

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