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Squire Glen

Squire Glen from directly overhead

Squire Glen is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Gesner Hill, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Madison Land Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35052, -72.64586

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Nut Plains Park: 2.8 mi
  • Guilford Town Park: 4.0 mi
  • Long Hill Park: 4.1 mi
  • Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 4.3 mi
  • Bauer Park: 4.4 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 51
  • Nineveh Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Cascade: 6.2 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Seven Falls: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 44
Attractions: 34
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 4.0 mi
  • Bear Cave: 4.1 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Squire Glen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNW 328°232 m8.9 mi
Fowler MountainNW 322°230 m8.1 mi
Pistapaug MountainNW 320°210 m7.3 mi
Goose HillNNE 33°201 m7.6 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 348°196 m6.8 mi
Chestnut MountainN 7°186 m10.8 mi
Totoket MountainWNW 297°176 m7.0 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 317°167 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1117956450

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