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Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve

Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dover Beach, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Haven Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.31604, -72.88211

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 49
Waterfalls: 48
Attractions: 24
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 4.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 7.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Bear Cave: 9.4 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 1.6 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 2.8 mi
  • John B Pierce: 2.8 mi
  • An American Dream: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.2 mi
  • Pond View: 18.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 341°263 m10.7 mi
High RockNNW 335°216 m7.3 mi
Mount CarmelN 357°206 m7.9 mi
Meeting House HillNW 322°193 m9.6 mi
Round HillNW 308°190 m8.0 mi
Peck HillWNW 299°183 m8.9 mi
Totoket MountainNE 47°176 m8.2 mi
Peck HillWNW 297°171 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1059083411

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