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Riverbound Farm Sanctuary

Riverbound Farm Sanctuary from directly overhead

Riverbound Farm Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterfly Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society
Getting there

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Coordinates41.55188, -72.87081
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 8.5 mi
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 10.3 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Red Bridge: 2.6 mi
  • Rochambeau Monument: 3.0 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 4.2 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 4.2 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cascade: 6.1 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 6.7 mi
  • Cascades: 7.0 mi
Attractions
  • Libby's Lump: 6.1 mi
  • 1954: 6.8 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 9.7 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Will Warren's Den: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 52
  • Maori Head: 8.5 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.0 mi
  • Home: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 41
Cliffs: 21
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 2.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
  • Pond View: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Riverbound Farm Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainNNW 329°313 m7.8 mi
Lindsley HillNW 315°312 m6.9 mi
Clinton HillWNW 303°303 m8.4 mi
West PeakENE 63°301 m1.6 mi
Becar HillNW 308°297 m7.7 mi
Compounce MountainNNW 327°290 m6.6 mi
Fall MountainNW 316°284 m8.9 mi
Southington MountainNW 310°281 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440934

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