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Sweeton Pasture Preserve

Sweeton Pasture Preserve from directly overhead

Sweeton Pasture Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ratlum Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Canton Land Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.87771, -72.90959
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Meadow Pond: 3.0 mi
  • West Mountain Park: 3.0 mi
  • Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 3.1 mi
  • Callahan Park: 3.4 mi
  • Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Jones Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 6.7 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 6.8 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 7.3 mi
Museums
Gardens: 56
  • Perennial Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Shade Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Primary Garden: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Artworks: 54
  • Bike Sculpture: 5.4 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 9.2 mi
  • Cow: 10.8 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Painted Cow: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Boehm house site: 3.8 mi
  • cellar hole: 4.8 mi
  • Wreck: 4.9 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 5.1 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 3.6 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 8.5 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 8.7 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 8.7 mi
  • Garden Wall: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Hermit spring: 7.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Sweeton Pasture Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainN 351°421 m6.5 mi
Center HillNNW 332°393 m8.4 mi
Burr MountainW 269°383 m9.1 mi
Morrison HillNNW 349°370 m10.2 mi
Spencer HillWNW 296°365 m9.6 mi
Cotton HillWSW 237°360 m8.3 mi
Washington HillN 357°359 m5.3 mi
Ratlum MountainNW 309°358 m1.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/992336457

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