Potter Meadow
Potter Meadow is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Grant Hill stands 284 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 13 miles off.
Joshuas Tract Cons. & Historic Trust (Potter Meadow)
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshuas Tract Cons. & Historic Trust
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum: 0.4 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 1.7 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Johnathan Trumbull Jr. House: 5.2 mi
- Burdick Park: 0.8 mi
- West Main Street Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Thornbush Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Windfield Acres: 1.5 mi
- Woods Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Hosmer Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bush Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cooks Hill: 2.5 mi
- Gates Hill: 2.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.7 mi
- War Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Wilimantic Whitewater Park: 1.3 mi
- Webb Lawn: 1.3 mi
- Guild Field: 1.3 mi
- Young's Park: 1.6 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 4.8 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 4.9 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 5.3 mi
- dog memorial: 5.5 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.8 mi
- Swifty: 1.7 mi
- Windy: 1.7 mi
- Willy: 1.8 mi
- Manny: 1.8 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 6.2 mi
- Cascades: 7.0 mi
- Cascades: 7.1 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.5 mi
- Mary's Garden: 1.7 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 2.3 mi
- fern and rock garden: 4.2 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 6.6 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Rock: 3.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 5.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 9.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 9.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 6.1 mi
- Flag Rock: 11.8 mi
- Crow Point: 19.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.4 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 19.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 19.5 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 24.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 10.2 mi
- Bara-Hack: 16.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 12.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 2.3 mi
- Old Spring: 24.2 mi
- Picnic: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Potter Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | NW 314° | 284 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sunset Hill | ENE 56° | 240 m | 10.1 mi |
| Post Hill | WSW 239° | 239 m | 5.8 mi |
| Clark Hill | ENE 60° | 235 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 56° | 232 m | 8.9 mi |
| Burnt Hill | WSW 257° | 229 m | 7.4 mi |
| Riley Mountain | NW 324° | 223 m | 7.5 mi |
| Cassidy Hill | NNW 331° | 223 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43398458
Day trips start here
- Willimantic · 1 mi
- Storrs · 6 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 8 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Tolland · 13 mi
- Norwich · 14 mi
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