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Shad Run Vacant Land

Shad Run Vacant Land from directly overhead

Shad Run Vacant Land is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Park Open Space, a park 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.82210, -72.64877
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodland Park Open Space: 0.1 mi
  • Deerfield Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Drake Street Tot Lot: 0.6 mi
  • Bissell Bridge Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
  • Stroh Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Major John Mason Statue: 2.6 mi
  • VW: 3.1 mi
  • Farm Tool: 3.2 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 3.2 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Waterfalls
  • Center Springs Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 8.3 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Case Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Mill Pond Falls: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Crow Point: 8.1 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 8.2 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 8.2 mi
  • Garden Wall: 8.3 mi
  • Superstructure: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 5
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Hermit spring: 20.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Shad Run Vacant Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainW 265°276 m7.8 mi
Box HillE 98°252 m10.1 mi
Ely MoundWSW 255°246 m8.2 mi
Lookout MountainESE 119°237 m9.6 mi
Kongscut MountainSE 139°234 m11.5 mi
Birch MountainESE 120°233 m9.9 mi
Whites HillESE 109°231 m10.6 mi
Minnechaug MountainSE 134°215 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438546

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