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Short Reach Property

Short Reach Property from directly overhead

Short Reach Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of East Hartford
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.77685, -72.62413
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Waterfalls
  • Center Springs Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Case Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 7.7 mi
  • Mill Pond Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Crow Point: 4.8 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.0 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 9.0 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.0 mi
  • South Wall: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 22.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Short Reach Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWNW 285°276 m9.3 mi
MannantuckESE 121°273 m9.1 mi
John Tom HillESE 121°272 m9.1 mi
Meshomasic MountainSSE 157°265 m11.0 mi
Box HillENE 78°252 m8.9 mi
Ely MoundW 276°246 m9.3 mi
Lookout MountainESE 102°237 m7.3 mi
Kongscut MountainSE 132°234 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/951527040

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