Nature reserve · Connecticut
Shade Swamp Sanctuary
Shade Swamp Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70995, -72.86723
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Shade Swamp Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Brookshire Lane): 0.9 mi
- State of CT, Shade Swamp Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Cope Farms Subdiv.) 3 Parcels: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Pequabuck Lane): 1.3 mi
Parks
- Carrington Park: 0.8 mi
- Quirk Park: 1.4 mi
- Tunxis Mead Park: 1.7 mi
- Kern Park: 1.9 mi
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Vincent H. Core Memorial: 1.3 mi
- plinth: 2.3 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 3.5 mi
- Nature Center Ruins: 4.7 mi
- Stone House Ruins: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Day-Lewis Museum: 1.6 mi
- Stanley-Whitman House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Hill Stead Museum: 2.6 mi
- Plainville Historic Center: 2.8 mi
- Unionville Museum: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Campground Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Farmington Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Round Hill: 3.5 mi
- Hurley Hill: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- Will Warren's Den: 1.9 mi
- Hospital Rock: 2.5 mi
- Carousel: 3.5 mi
- Trolley Offices Sign: 3.5 mi
- The Carrals: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Whigville Falls: 4.9 mi
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
- Cascades: 5.6 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 55
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 2.5 mi
- Wolcott Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 7.5 mi
- 5-Sense Garden: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 45
- Home: 5.4 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 7.4 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 8.3 mi
- Painted Cow: 8.9 mi
- Sedna: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Porcupine Hole: 1.9 mi
- Green Wall: 1.9 mi
- South Wall: 5.2 mi
- Solar Panel: 5.2 mi
- Superstructure: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 10
- Boating Side: 10.4 mi
- Waterfront: 10.5 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 11.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 13.0 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 15.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Hermit spring: 14.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 17.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Southington Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gay City State Park: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Shade Swamp Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnycake Mountain | WNW 295° | 354 m | 7.2 mi |
| South Mountain | SW 224° | 313 m | 5.9 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | SW 220° | 312 m | 7.9 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | NW 304° | 300 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 274° | 297 m | 5.4 mi |
| Becar Hill | SW 225° | 297 m | 8.8 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | SW 215° | 290 m | 6.5 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | NW 313° | 288 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/456784458
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 21 mi
- Longmeadow · 28 mi
- Tolland · 28 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 29 mi
- Somers · 29 mi
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