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Russell Family Memorial

Russell Family Memorial from directly overhead

Russell Family Memorial is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Inverness Glen, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Cheshire Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.47749, -72.94663
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 1.3 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 4.6 mi
  • South Quad: 4.9 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 5.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Bethany Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 59
Beaches: 54
Artworks: 50
Attractions: 50
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.4 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 10.3 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 11.0 mi
  • Millstone: 11.4 mi
  • Millstone: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 11.8 mi
  • Pond View: 18.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.1 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Russell Family Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakNE 42°301 m7.9 mi
Southington MountainN 360°281 m8.5 mi
East PeakNE 46°277 m7.9 mi
Andrews HillW 273°275 m7.5 mi
Woodruff HillW 275°273 m9.2 mi
Mount SanfordS 186°263 m1.1 mi
Turkey HillNW 319°263 m4.1 mi
Prospect HillNW 315°260 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

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/43438310

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