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Silver Birch Lane

Silver Birch Lane from directly overhead

Silver Birch Lane is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sassafras Lane, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Clinton Land Conservation Trust, Inc.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.31790, -72.54732

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Indian River Recreation Complex: 0.8 mi
  • Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 3.1 mi
  • Salt Meadow Park: 3.2 mi
  • Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 38
  • Nineveh Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Cascade: 9.0 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cascade: 10.1 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 3.5 mi
  • Stone Table: 4.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 8.9 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Silver Birch Lane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 354°201 m8.7 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 304°167 m9.6 mi
East SugarloafWNW 293°156 m10.3 mi
Long HillNNE 14°154 m9.1 mi
Bunker HillNNW 332°153 m8.9 mi
West SugarloafWNW 292°145 m10.5 mi
Turkey HillNNE 13°140 m8.3 mi
Turkey HillNNE 20°138 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439100

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