Nature reserve · Connecticut
Scoville Tract
Scoville Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dayton Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kongscut Land Trust Inc
How to reach it
Coordinates41.64503, -72.59877
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dayton Road Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Robert Easement: 0.5 mi
- Reardon Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Richard and Barbara Booth Woods Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Whispering Hollow Subdivision: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Taylor Family Circle: 0.3 mi
- Grange Pool: 1.5 mi
- Matson Hill Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Dr. Barbara Orsini Surwilo Park: 1.9 mi
- Ferry Landing Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 0.4 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 0.7 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 1.6 mi
- Bulkeley Corne Mill 1677: 1.7 mi
- Billings Manufacturing 1884: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Belltown Hill: 1.2 mi
- Clark Hill: 1.9 mi
- Red Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jouncer Hill: 2.6 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Cascades: 1.5 mi
- Dividend Falls: 1.8 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 3.2 mi
- The Cascade: 4.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 5.5 mi
Museums
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 1.7 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 2.5 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 2.6 mi
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 3.0 mi
- Museum on the Green: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Face in Tree: 3.1 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 6.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.6 mi
- Frog: 6.7 mi
- First Tear: 6.9 mi
Attractions
- State Forest Quarry #1: 4.5 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 4.7 mi
- Constitution Oak: 5.4 mi
- Hay Tedder: 5.5 mi
- Car Wreck: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 56
- Cromwell Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 5.4 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 5.4 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Frank Weston Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Crow Point: 4.4 mi
- Green Wall: 12.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 12.7 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 12.7 mi
- South Wall: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.4 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 19.4 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 21.3 mi
- Boating Side: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 9.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 12.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Scoville Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | NE 56° | 273 m | 7.8 mi |
| John Tom Hill | NE 56° | 272 m | 7.9 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | ESE 110° | 265 m | 3.1 mi |
| Clark Hill | SE 132° | 241 m | 5.1 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NE 55° | 234 m | 6.1 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | SE 131° | 228 m | 3.6 mi |
| Great Hill | SSE 153° | 222 m | 5.0 mi |
| Minnechaug Mountain | NE 39° | 215 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/948517482
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 15 mi
- East Windsor · 19 mi
- Tolland · 20 mi
- Willimantic · 20 mi
- Storrs · 21 mi
- Essex · 23 mi
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