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Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section)

Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section) from directly overhead

Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Clark Hill stands 235 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasure Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Town of Sprague
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.64637, -72.12039
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Giddings Park: 1.3 mi
  • River Park: 2.7 mi
  • Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 3.1 mi
  • The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 3.2 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 44
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 33
Gardens: 28
Beaches: 27
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Old Spring: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark HillN 6°235 m9.0 mi
Shaw HillNNE 21°220 m7.8 mi
Gates HillWNW 298°204 m5.5 mi
Parish HillN 5°200 m6.8 mi
Clarks HillW 279°196 m9.6 mi
Westminster HillNE 48°187 m6.7 mi
Obwebetuck HillNW 304°185 m3.9 mi
Chestnut HillNW 321°184 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/977653749

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