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Robert Clark Tract

Robert Clark Tract from directly overhead

Robert Clark Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Magnolia Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Griffith Tract, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55575, -73.12734

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 0.5 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 2.5 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Permaculture Area: 2.9 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 58
Gardens: 56
Attractions: 40
Beaches: 36
Cliffs: 24
  • Bethel Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.9 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.4 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 13.1 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 24
  • Whale Sculpture: 4.3 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 4.3 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 4.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 4.8 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 6.9 mi
  • Pond View: 17.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Hermit spring: 22.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Robert Clark Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magnolia HillNNW 329°294 m6.6 mi
Great HillSSW 196°292 m1.6 mi
Good HillW 270°292 m6.9 mi
Blackmans HillWSW 245°282 m2.4 mi
Andrews HillSSE 159°275 m5.3 mi
Woodruff HillS 178°273 m4.6 mi
Bucks HillNE 56°268 m6.4 mi
Mount TobeNE 35°267 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/816181088

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