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Riverbend

Riverbend from directly overhead

Riverbend is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverbend Durfee, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Flanders Nature Center
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.54786, -73.22022

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Three Rivers Park: 0.5 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 0.8 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 1.0 mi
  • Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 3.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 1.0 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 1.7 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.2 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 56
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Southford Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Cascade: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 49
Attractions: 36
Beaches: 21
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Waterfront: 10.9 mi
  • Boating Side: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 2.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.1 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.1 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 10.9 mi
  • Pond View: 16.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Riverbend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNW 315°324 m5.0 mi
Carmel HillNNW 347°322 m6.4 mi
Plumb HillNW 325°322 m6.5 mi
Bell HillNNW 326°299 m6.9 mi
Magnolia HillNNE 13°294 m6.3 mi
Good HillWNW 283°292 m2.2 mi
Great HillESE 103°292 m4.5 mi
Blackmans HillE 100°282 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208823127

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