- Elevation
- 53 m
- Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
- Scranton Mountain300 m · 10.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7582, -72.7652
Spice Bush Swamp is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded 53 m. Scranton Mountain stands 300 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mooney's Woods, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
- Elevation
- 53 m
- Operated by
- Town of West Hartford
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Spice Bush Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton Mountain | W 271° | 300 m | 10.4 mi |
| Barnes Hill | WNW 283° | 283 m | 10.0 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | NNW 335° | 276 m | 4.1 mi |
| Taine Mountain | W 273° | 268 m | 7.8 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 267° | 262 m | 8.9 mi |
| East Hill | NW 314° | 261 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NW 307° | 257 m | 9.7 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NW 320° | 253 m | 9.2 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mooney's Woods: 0.4 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.3 mi
- Orchard Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Bugbee School Woods: 1.4 mi
- Town of Farmington Property: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Buena Vista Hill: 0.7 mi
- Killkenny Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 1.7 mi
- Burnt Hill: 1.7 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Fernridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Buena Vista Recreational Complex: 0.9 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Norfeldt Park: 1.5 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 1.2 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Noah Webster Statue: 1.2 mi
- Lamuel Haynes Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 1.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Steven Sauter Rock: 2.0 mi
- Mark Twain House: 3.3 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 3.8 mi
- Keney Tower: 4.7 mi
- Heublein Tower: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 4.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 8.7 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 9.5 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 9.5 mi
- Whigville Falls: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 57
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 1.7 mi
- 5-Sense Garden: 1.7 mi
- Jessie's Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Primary Garden: 1.7 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.7 mi
Artworks: 47
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 1.2 mi
- Painted Cow: 2.7 mi
- Sedna: 2.7 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 3.6 mi
- Pulaski: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- South Wall: 1.9 mi
- Solar Panel: 1.9 mi
- Superstructure: 1.9 mi
- Garden Wall: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Boating Side: 16.6 mi
- Waterfront: 16.7 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 16.7 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 16.8 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 17.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Hermit spring: 16.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.6 mi
- Big Spring: 18.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 16.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 16.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 6 mi away.
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