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Rodell’s Roost for Robins

Rodell’s Roost for Robins from directly overhead

Rodell’s Roost for Robins is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Edna L. Delano Nature Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Bethany Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.42722, -72.99673

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Bethany Library Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pole Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Chatfield Park: 3.4 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 3.7 mi
  • Cotton Hollow Field: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Honor Hill Monument: 4.8 mi
  • The Cherry Blossom Tree: 4.9 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 5.1 mi
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 5.2 mi
  • South Quad: 5.3 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 57
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 41
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.1 mi
  • Millstone: 9.0 mi
  • Millstone: 9.0 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.3 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 13.6 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 14.4 mi
  • Pond View: 14.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.0 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Rodell’s Roost for Robins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNW 309°275 m6.2 mi
Woodruff HillWNW 303°273 m7.9 mi
Mount SanfordNE 46°263 m3.5 mi
Turkey HillN 359°263 m6.6 mi
Prospect HillN 9°260 m5.3 mi
Hopkins HillN 351°259 m4.2 mi
Prospect MountainNNE 23°253 m3.4 mi
Talmadge HillNNE 14°246 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1203295985

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