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Pleasant Valley, R.O.W.

Pleasant Valley, R.O.W. from directly overhead

Pleasant Valley, R.O.W. is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Hall (Former), a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of South Windsor
Getting there

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Coordinates41.82216, -72.61599
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions: 60
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 3.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Major John Mason Statue: 2.7 mi
  • Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • VW: 4.7 mi
  • Farm Tool: 4.8 mi
  • William H. Putnam: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Waterfalls: 58
  • Center Springs Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 6.6 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Case Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Crow Point: 7.9 mi
  • Flag Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 9.8 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.8 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 5
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Hermit spring: 22.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.1 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Pleasant Valley, R.O.W.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paulk HillENE 71°294 m12.5 mi
Grant HillE 92°284 m11.8 mi
Talcott MountainW 266°276 m9.4 mi
Reed HillE 82°275 m11.1 mi
MannantuckSE 137°273 m10.8 mi
John Tom HillSE 137°272 m10.8 mi
Box HillE 99°252 m8.4 mi
Ely MoundWSW 258°246 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441803

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