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Riverton Post 159 American Legion

Riverton Post 159 American Legion from directly overhead

Riverton Post 159 American Legion is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Seymour Mountain stands 517 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 18 miles off.

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Coordinates41.95426, -73.01431

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Hermit memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 8.2 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Attractions: 51
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 0.9 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 2.1 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 4.4 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 49
  • Bike Sculpture: 12.7 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 16.5 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 16.6 mi
  • The Globe: 16.7 mi
  • Cow: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 44
  • Southwick Community Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 16.4 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 16.5 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Winsted Cliffs: 4.1 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 7.9 mi
  • The Beech: 8.4 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 8.5 mi
  • Space Invaders: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 6.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Riverton Post 159 American Legion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Seymour MountainNNW 328°517 m8.5 mi
Dodds MountainNW 326°516 m9.5 mi
Dutton MountainW 280°506 m9.4 mi
Dennis HillW 268°496 m9.5 mi
Pine MountainW 276°484 m8.8 mi
Riggs HillWSW 255°480 m8.3 mi
Flagg HillW 275°470 m7.2 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 282°470 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 4 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436736

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