Pexto Field
Pexto Field is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradley Barnes Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.
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How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bradley Barnes Museum: 0.2 mi
- Plainville Historic Center: 4.6 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 5.0 mi
- Museum of Fire History: 5.5 mi
- New England Carousel Museum: 5.5 mi
- Eightmile River State Access Area: 1.1 mi
- Wedgewood Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Forestville Fishing Club: 2.4 mi
- YMCA Camp Sloper: 2.5 mi
- Mountain Grove Swim Club: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Southington Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
- Panthorn Park: 2.5 mi
- Rochambeau Monument: 3.2 mi
- Norton Park: 3.9 mi
- Churchill Hill: 1.9 mi
- Short Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Southington Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Redstone Hill: 3.4 mi
- Libby's Lump: 3.1 mi
- Hospital Rock: 6.7 mi
- Will Warren's Den: 7.1 mi
- 1954: 8.3 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 9.6 mi
- Rochambeau Monument: 3.2 mi
- Kensington Soldier's Monument: 5.3 mi
- Red Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 6.2 mi
- plinth: 6.3 mi
- Cascades: 3.6 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.0 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 8.4 mi
- Westfield Falls: 8.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.7 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.4 mi
- Home: 6.7 mi
- Maori Head: 8.6 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 9.1 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 9.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 5.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 6.1 mi
- Boating Side: 8.4 mi
- Waterfront: 8.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.8 mi
- Green Wall: 7.1 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 7.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Ravens Roost: 9.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.2 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 23.7 mi
- Big Spring: 25.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Pexto Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NW 313° | 313 m | 4.6 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | WNW 287° | 312 m | 4.5 mi |
| Clinton Hill | W 278° | 303 m | 6.6 mi |
| West Peak | SE 145° | 301 m | 3.5 mi |
| Becar Hill | WNW 282° | 297 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Hope | NNW 329° | 297 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 296° | 295 m | 9.7 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | WNW 304° | 290 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440757
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 27 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 28 mi
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