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Sandy Brook Road

Sandy Brook Road from directly overhead

Sandy Brook Road is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bargate Road, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Clinton Land Conservation Trust, Inc.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28545, -72.52285

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Cow Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Cedar Knoll: 2.1 mi
  • Camp Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Murdock Hill: 2.6 mi
Museums
Parks
Beaches
Gardens: 47
Waterfalls: 32
  • Nineveh Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Cascade: 9.8 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Cascade: 11.5 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Stone Table: 5.3 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 10.3 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Sandy Brook Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillNNW 349°201 m11.1 mi
Long HillN 4°154 m11.1 mi
Bunker HillNNW 332°153 m11.4 mi
Turkey HillN 4°140 m10.3 mi
Turkey HillN 7°138 m9.2 mi
Wig HillNNE 13°128 m8.5 mi
Tower HillN 2°126 m4.9 mi
Buell HillNNW 328°119 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438601

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