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Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation, modelled
86 m
Tallest summit within 9.6 miles
Pumpkin Hill241 m · 8.9 mi
Nearest byway
Connecticut State Route 1694.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:27local time
Coordinates
41.7257, -72.0593
Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 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

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The Nature Conservancy

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pumpkin HillNNW 338°241 m8.9 mi
Sunset HillNNW 348°240 m4.9 mi
Clark HillNNW 327°235 m4.1 mi
Bear HillNNW 333°232 m4.7 mi
Kimball HillNNE 15°231 m6.4 mi
Alworth HillNNE 27°225 m5.1 mi
Easter HillNNE 18°222 m8.2 mi
Hampton HillN 1°221 m4.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 32
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3716:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 3 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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