Shadow Valley
Shadow Valley is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stepping Stone, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Madison Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stepping Stone: 0.3 mi
- Horner: 0.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Durham Road): 0.5 mi
- Town Land: 0.6 mi
- Cornish Woods: 0.6 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 1.4 mi
- Bill Wheeler: 2.3 mi
- CCC Camp: 2.6 mi
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 3.8 mi
- Town Campus Playground: 4.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cranberry Hill: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.1 mi
- Race Hill: 2.5 mi
- Buell Hill: 3.0 mi
- Nut Plains Park: 2.7 mi
- Bauer Park: 3.4 mi
- Long Hill Park: 4.2 mi
- Madison Green Historic District: 4.4 mi
- Madison Green: 4.4 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 4.4 mi
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 4.4 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 4.6 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 4.6 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- East Rive Beach: 5.0 mi
- Circle Beach: 5.1 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 5.2 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 6.2 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 6.4 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 1.6 mi
- Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 7.6 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Seven Falls: 11.9 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.5 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 4.7 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 5.0 mi
- Bear Cave: 5.1 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 5.5 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 2.0 mi
- James Madison: 4.4 mi
- snake: 5.1 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 14.3 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 15.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 5.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 6.0 mi
- Chimney Corner: 7.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 13.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.9 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Shadow Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | NNW 327° | 232 m | 9.9 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NW 322° | 230 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NW 320° | 210 m | 8.4 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNE 26° | 201 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 344° | 196 m | 7.7 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | WNW 300° | 176 m | 8.0 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NW 318° | 167 m | 5.3 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | WNW 296° | 156 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/900200796
Day trips start here
- Essex · 13 mi
- Old Saybrook · 13 mi
- Old Lyme · 17 mi
- East Lyme · 21 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 22 mi
- Waterford · 25 mi
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