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The Spencer Woods Wildlife Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
147 m
Tallest summit within 11.1 miles
Sweetman Mountain446 m · 10.9 mi
Nearest byway
Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)14.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
42.0033, -72.7278
The Spencer Woods Wildlife Preserve from directly overhead

The Spencer Woods Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 147 m. Sweetman Mountain stands 446 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Alcorn Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

Operated by
Suffield Land Conservancy

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sweetman MountainNW 311°446 m10.9 mi
Pine MountainWSW 258°421 m10.6 mi
Holden HillNW 307°412 m10.8 mi
Winchell MountainWNW 293°403 m9.7 mi
Washington HillWSW 250°359 m10.2 mi
South MountainWNW 291°357 m7.9 mi
Drake MountainNW 321°350 m9.0 mi
Bad Luck MountainNW 306°347 m8.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens: 58
Waterfalls: 38
Cliffs: 25
Beaches: 11
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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