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Scantic Riparian Area

Scantic Riparian Area from directly overhead

Scantic Riparian Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Hedgehog Hill stands 354 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Schlaf Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Northern Connecticut Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00058, -72.46093

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Somers Common: 1.3 mi
  • Hazardville Playground: 3.9 mi
  • Gerrish Park: 4.1 mi
  • Powder Hollow Park: 4.4 mi
  • Center School Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 54
Waterfalls: 26
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 12.3 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Cascades: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 11
Springs: 4
  • Rd: 16.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.7 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Scantic Riparian Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hedgehog HillE 98°354 m11.8 mi
Tupper HillENE 77°352 m9.9 mi
Bear HillENE 76°347 m10.3 mi
Moss HillENE 77°341 m10.8 mi
Peck HillENE 66°336 m8.9 mi
Chestnut HillE 89°332 m5.4 mi
Moon MountainNE 46°330 m7.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillNE 51°323 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4720:30
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633455564706862504030
Precip in3.83.34.34.33.84.64.14.44.34.94.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1344559725

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