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Stevenson Woodlands

Stevenson Woodlands from directly overhead

Stevenson Woodlands is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Aya-Po, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Northern Connecticut Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.01454, -72.40816

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Parks
  • Somers Common: 2.7 mi
  • Gerrish Park: 3.2 mi
  • Hampden Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake State Boat Launch (Ellington): 5.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions: 53
  • Goat Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.3 mi
  • SSG 102: 10.6 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Cascade: 3.9 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 13.8 mi
  • Cascades: 15.4 mi
  • Cascades: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 4
  • Rd: 17.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 17.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 17.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 10.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Stevenson Woodlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burley HillE 89°396 m10.2 mi
Mount PisgahENE 63°379 m9.7 mi
Snow HillESE 112°362 m11.0 mi
Mount HitchcockENE 57°356 m9.0 mi
Hedgehog HillESE 106°354 m9.4 mi
Tupper HillE 80°352 m7.1 mi
Bear HillE 79°347 m7.4 mi
Moss HillE 79°341 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633455564706862504030
Precip in3.83.34.34.33.84.64.14.44.34.94.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/529092443

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