Sherlock Homestead
Sherlock Homestead is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bird Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bethlehem Land Trust
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Bird Hill: 0.6 mi
- Magnolia Hill: 1.4 mi
- Church Hill: 1.7 mi
- Brushy Hill: 2.0 mi
- Carmel Hill: 2.2 mi
- Two Rivers Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Langlois Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Green Hill Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Tousi Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Hunt's Land): 1.1 mi
- Town Green: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- Three Rivers Park: 4.7 mi
- Woodbury North Green: 5.0 mi
- Al Deland Field: 5.2 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- James Morris Museum and Aline Brothier Morris Reading Room: 4.3 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 5.0 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 5.2 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 5.5 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.8 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 5.8 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 6.3 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 2.5 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 7.7 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 7.7 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 1.3 mi
- Indian village: 5.9 mi
- Rock House: 6.5 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 7.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 5.8 mi
- Judea Garden: 7.6 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.7 mi
- Poet's Circle: 8.8 mi
- Bethel Rock: 5.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.5 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 11.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.5 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 4.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.8 mi
- Waterfront: 8.8 mi
- Boating Side: 8.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 14.0 mi
- Jean Widmark: 4.7 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 9.8 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.8 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 9.9 mi
- Maori Head: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.7 mi
- Pond View: 21.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 21.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 21.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 21.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.5 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.8 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Sherlock Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | NNW 327° | 393 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Rat | NW 314° | 352 m | 6.6 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | NNE 33° | 346 m | 7.3 mi |
| Todd Hill | NNW 335° | 344 m | 2.7 mi |
| Poor House Hill | N 3° | 336 m | 4.9 mi |
| Apple Hill | N 356° | 334 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Mount Tom | NNW 330° | 331 m | 5.2 mi |
| Looking Glass Hill | NNW 337° | 331 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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