Phelps Natural Resource Area
Phelps Natural Resource Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Abbey Hill stands 544 m to the north-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Norbrook Farm, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Colebrook Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 19.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pisgah: 1.6 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.6 mi
- Seymour Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bull Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Barry Hill: 3.4 mi
- Maasser Park: 3.1 mi
- North Green: 3.4 mi
- Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch: 3.8 mi
- Bigelow Park: 4.0 mi
- Norfolk Historic District: 4.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.5 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 8.5 mi
- Hermit memorial: 10.5 mi
- Dough Boy: 10.8 mi
- Jones Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 2.0 mi
- Beulah Falls: 2.0 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 3.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.6 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 5.2 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 6.7 mi
- American Mural Project: 7.2 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 8.8 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 4.5 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 7.7 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 8.8 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 8.9 mi
- 4 towns meet: 9.5 mi
- Flower Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Herb Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Heritage Garden: 14.3 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 18.6 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 17.3 mi
- The Globe: 18.4 mi
- Angel of Independence: 18.6 mi
- Naked Lady: 19.0 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 19.1 mi
- The Beech: 4.5 mi
- Space Invaders: 4.6 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 4.6 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 4.6 mi
- Acorn Face: 4.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 6.7 mi
- County Beach: 12.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 18.8 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 19.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 7.3 mi
- Big Spring: 7.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 8.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 17.4 mi
- Questing: 10.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Phelps Natural Resource Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Hill | NNW 347° | 544 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | W 279° | 539 m | 5.1 mi |
| Town Hill | N 354° | 538 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cowles Hill | NNW 339° | 537 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | WSW 247° | 521 m | 7.8 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | WNW 284° | 519 m | 4.2 mi |
| Higley Hill | NW 325° | 518 m | 5.1 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | NNE 15° | 517 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1339740654
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 11 mi
- Monterey · 12 mi
- Otis · 12 mi
- Blandford · 15 mi
- Great Barrington · 18 mi
- Chester · 20 mi
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