Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge
Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Pumpkin Hill stands 241 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dave Shoemaker Demonstration Forest, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.6 miles off.
The Nature Conservancy (Owned); Private, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 8.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 1.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Dave Shoemaker Demonstration Forest: 0.7 mi
- James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Cohantic Ledges: 1.3 mi
- Campagna Preserve: 1.5 mi
- James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Pudding Hill: 0.7 mi
- Shaw Hill: 1.9 mi
- Westminster Hill: 2.1 mi
- Parish Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hampton Hill: 4.0 mi
- Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 3.3 mi
- Hickory Grove Roadside Park: 3.3 mi
- Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
- Gauthier Field: 4.7 mi
- Canterbury Green: 4.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 7.0 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 4.9 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 7.6 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 7.8 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 5.2 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 5.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.3 mi
- Manny: 7.8 mi
- Willy: 7.8 mi
- Windy: 7.8 mi
- Swifty: 7.9 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 11.0 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 7.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 7.8 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 11.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 11.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 11.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 8.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.5 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 10.0 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.3 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 20.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 21.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 21.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 7.4 mi
- Old Spring: 21.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 10.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.6 mi
- Picnic: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Hill | NNW 338° | 241 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NNW 348° | 240 m | 4.9 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNW 327° | 235 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 333° | 232 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NNE 15° | 231 m | 6.4 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NNE 27° | 225 m | 5.1 mi |
| Easter Hill | NNE 18° | 222 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hampton Hill | N 1° | 221 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/952459209
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 7 mi
- Willimantic · 8 mi
- Storrs · 11 mi
- Griswold · 12 mi
- Norwich · 12 mi
- Putnam · 15 mi
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