Portland Air Line Trail Spur
Portland Air Line Trail Spur is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north-northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is YMCA Camp Ingersoll, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Portland
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- YMCA Camp Ingersoll: 0.6 mi
- Wildwood Road Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Bowers Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Culver Lane Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Middlesex Land Trust: 1.1 mi
- Straits Hill: 0.9 mi
- Penfield Hill: 1.0 mi
- Larson Hill: 1.4 mi
- Collins Hill: 1.4 mi
- Great Hill: 1.7 mi
- Glen Falls: 1.3 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 2.0 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
- The Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Cobolt Landing: 1.4 mi
- Middle Haddam Historic District: 2.0 mi
- Portland Recreational Complex: 2.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 2.3 mi
- Bransfield Park: 2.4 mi
- Portland Civil War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 3.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Korea/Vietnam Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Kidcity Children's Museum: 3.6 mi
- Cromwell Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 4.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 3.5 mi
- Face in Tree: 4.0 mi
- First Tear: 4.5 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 9.9 mi
- Frog: 11.7 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 4.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 4.2 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Gingers Garden: 7.2 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.8 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 2.9 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 3.2 mi
- grindstone: 3.5 mi
- George Washington rock: 4.1 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 8.6 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 13.6 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 19.3 mi
- East Rive Beach: 21.0 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 21.1 mi
- Crow Point: 9.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.1 mi
- Green Wall: 15.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 8.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 13.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Portland Air Line Trail Spur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | NNE 27° | 265 m | 4.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | ENE 59° | 241 m | 3.5 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NE 34° | 228 m | 3.5 mi |
| Great Hill | ENE 62° | 222 m | 1.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNE 12° | 206 m | 5.2 mi |
| Baker Hill | ENE 75° | 204 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | S 188° | 199 m | 3.2 mi |
| Carter Hill | ENE 56° | 192 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/971187547
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 13 mi
- Essex · 18 mi
- Old Saybrook · 22 mi
- Willimantic · 22 mi
- Montville · 23 mi
- Old Lyme · 23 mi
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