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Quinebaug Woods

Quinebaug Woods from directly overhead

Quinebaug Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Blake Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.0 miles off.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates42.07131, -72.15419

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blake Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Leadmine Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Janes Hill: 2.1 mi
  • High Bunk: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Village Common: 3.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Town Common: 4.2 mi
  • Town Common: 4.3 mi
  • Cedar Pond Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 4.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
Museums: 47
Artworks: 41
Gardens: 20
  • Small House Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Wilbraham Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cascade: 12.1 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Cascades: 19.1 mi
  • Cascades: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 5.2 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Quinebaug Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burley HillSW 217°396 m4.7 mi
Mount PisgahW 276°379 m4.4 mi
Stickney HillSSW 195°371 m5.6 mi
Bald HillSSW 198°371 m7.1 mi
Steerage RockNW 324°367 m6.1 mi
Snow HillSSW 200°362 m8.6 mi
Lead Mine HillSSW 192°361 m7.7 mi
Mount HitchcockW 280°356 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4620:29
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465766716962504131
Precip in3.73.24.34.33.53.94.04.44.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1433349659

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