Nature reserve · Connecticut
Staffordville Rod and Gun Club
Staffordville Rod and Gun Club is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 294 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the east-northeast, 0.9 miles off. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Staffordville Rod and Gun Club Inc.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.01388, -72.22486
- 11.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 22.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Burley Hill: 0.9 mi
- Colburn Hill: 2.1 mi
- Moss Hill: 2.2 mi
- Stickney Hill: 2.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Staffordville Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Morey Pond Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 3.8 mi
- Town Hall Park: 3.9 mi
- Furnace Hollow Square Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Satkowski Farm Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Roaring Brook Campground: 3.3 mi
- Roaring Brook Woodlands: 3.3 mi
- Mineral Springs Campground: 3.5 mi
- Valley Cotton Mill Preserve: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Old Firetower Foundations: 5.5 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 8.3 mi
- Eli's Rock: 8.8 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 9.2 mi
- 250th Anniversary Tree: 9.9 mi
Attractions
Museums: 56
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 5.0 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 7.7 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 9.7 mi
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 34
- Motion: 12.2 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 14.2 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 14.2 mi
- The Arc: 14.2 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 29
- Small House Garden: 9.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.2 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 12.6 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascades: 14.3 mi
- Cascades: 14.3 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 9
- Staffordville Beach: 2.1 mi
- Streeter Beach: 8.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 10.1 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Coney Rock: 15.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Indian Leap: 16.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Flag Rock: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Bara-Hack: 14.4 mi
- Enfield: 22.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.8 mi
- Greenwich: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic: 7.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Staffordville Rod and Gun Club. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | ENE 75° | 396 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | N 351° | 379 m | 4.5 mi |
| Stickney Hill | ESE 124° | 371 m | 2.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSE 153° | 371 m | 3.1 mi |
| Snow Hill | S 170° | 362 m | 4.2 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | SSE 150° | 361 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | NNW 340° | 356 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | S 189° | 354 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 2 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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