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Shade Swamp Sanctuary

Shade Swamp Sanctuary from directly overhead

Shade Swamp Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Larry Kolp Community Gardens, a garden 0.6 miles away.

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What to expect

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State of Connecticut
Getting there

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Coordinates41.71270, -72.85401
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
Historic sites
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • plinth: 2.0 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 3.5 mi
  • Nature Center Ruins: 4.0 mi
  • Stone House Ruins: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Will Warren's Den: 1.5 mi
  • Hospital Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Carousel: 3.6 mi
  • The Carrals: 3.6 mi
  • Trolley Offices Sign: 3.6 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Whigville Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Cascades: 6.2 mi
  • Mill Pond Falls: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Wolcott Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 6.9 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 20
  • Porcupine Hole: 1.3 mi
  • Green Wall: 1.4 mi
  • South Wall: 4.6 mi
  • Solar Panel: 4.6 mi
  • Superstructure: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 14.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainWNW 292°354 m7.8 mi
South MountainSW 227°313 m6.5 mi
Lindsley HillSW 223°312 m8.5 mi
Scranton MountainWNW 300°300 m6.7 mi
Mount HopeW 272°297 m6.1 mi
Becar HillSW 227°297 m9.4 mi
Compounce MountainSW 218°290 m7.1 mi
Schoolhouse HillNW 309°288 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/756780438

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