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Seeley Acres

Seeley Acres from directly overhead

Seeley Acres is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Quinnipiac Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Cheshire Land Trust
Getting there

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Coordinates41.52943, -72.86701
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Red Bridge: 1.5 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
  • City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 3.9 mi
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Wallingford Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 7.8 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 10.6 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 58
Artworks: 55
  • Maori Head: 8.8 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.3 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.3 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.3 mi
  • First Tear: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 48
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 24.0 mi
  • Pond View: 24.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 24.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 3.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.6 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Seeley Acres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainNNW 333°313 m9.2 mi
Lindsley HillNW 322°312 m8.2 mi
West PeakNNE 28°301 m2.6 mi
Becar HillNW 315°297 m8.9 mi
Compounce MountainNNW 332°290 m8.0 mi
Southington MountainNW 319°281 m6.4 mi
East PeakNE 40°277 m2.5 mi
Higby MountainENE 77°272 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440906

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