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Reservoir 6 Recreation Area

Reservoir 6 Recreation Area from directly overhead

Reservoir 6 Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Talcott Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.80855, -72.78487
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Newton C. Brainard: 1.7 mi
  • Jessie's Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
  • Asa Spaulding Porter: 2.7 mi
  • Old Grist Mill Site: 3.2 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 3.9 mi
Gardens
  • Perennial Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Primary Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums
Waterfalls
Artworks: 57
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 1.9 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.0 mi
  • Garden Wall: 2.0 mi
  • Superstructure: 3.0 mi
  • Solar Panel: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 18.0 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Reservoir 6 Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ratlum MountainNW 307°358 m9.2 mi
Breezy HillWNW 300°327 m9.2 mi
West LedgeNW 323°305 m7.7 mi
Scranton MountainWSW 251°300 m9.9 mi
Schoolhouse HillW 263°288 m10.2 mi
Bee MountainW 275°285 m10.4 mi
Barnes HillW 262°283 m8.8 mi
Talcott MountainWNW 287°276 m0.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/975837662

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