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Thomaston Dam

Thomaston Dam from directly overhead

Thomaston Dam is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Jefferson Hill stands 378 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Vista Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Getting there

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Coordinates41.69650, -73.06259
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vista Park: 0.3 mi
  • Reeves Field: 1.6 mi
  • Kenea Park: 1.6 mi
  • Village Green: 1.6 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Cascade: 4.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • James P. Casey plaque: 3.3 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 4.4 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 5.5 mi
  • Alain C. White and May W. White: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Tory's Den: 3.7 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Rock House: 4.2 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 6.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 41
  • Ben Franklin: 9.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 10.0 mi
  • Maori Head: 10.1 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 39
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 5.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Ravens Roost: 3.7 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 3.9 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.2 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 13
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 12.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Thomaston Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jefferson HillNW 305°378 m6.1 mi
Cotton HillN 7°360 m8.0 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 295°359 m6.2 mi
Johnnycake MountainNE 42°354 m5.3 mi
Guernsey HillWNW 285°346 m3.8 mi
Scoville HillNNW 338°340 m4.6 mi
Besse HillNW 325°337 m7.8 mi
Poor House HillW 268°336 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1506648359

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