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Peck Tract

Peck Tract from directly overhead

Peck Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Largay Corner Tract, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.50967, -73.14247

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Community House Park: 3.8 mi
  • Andrew Mountain Park: 3.8 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 2.9 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 3.4 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 3.8 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Fountain: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Southford Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 54
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Waterfront: 10.0 mi
  • Boating Side: 10.1 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 51
Attractions: 38
Artworks: 22
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 5.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 5.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 5.9 mi
  • Maori Head: 6.3 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Pond View: 14.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Peck Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNE 11°292 m1.7 mi
Good HillWNW 297°292 m6.9 mi
Blackmans HillNNW 327°282 m2.6 mi
Andrews HillESE 123°275 m3.2 mi
Woodruff HillSE 146°273 m1.7 mi
Hoop Pole HillNW 305°264 m6.6 mi
Mount FairNNE 29°258 m4.1 mi
Grassy HillWNW 282°256 m5.7 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1615:4216:26

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1203008920

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