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Thomaston Rod & Gun Club

Thomaston Rod & Gun Club from directly overhead

Thomaston Rod & Gun Club is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Pie Hill stands 412 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Guernsey Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.71101, -73.12360

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Nystrom Park: 2.1 mi
  • Vista Park: 3.5 mi
  • Reeves Field: 3.6 mi
  • Rotary Park: 3.7 mi
  • Village Green: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Alain C. White and May W. White: 2.8 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 4.7 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 6.5 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 49
Artworks: 39
  • Ben Franklin: 11.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 11.6 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 11.7 mi
  • Maori Head: 11.9 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 12.3 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 2.7 mi
  • Judea Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Hornet's Nest: 4.4 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 5.0 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 6.6 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.7 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 15
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 11.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Thomaston Rod & Gun Club. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pie HillNNW 327°412 m7.8 mi
Town HillNW 320°407 m8.7 mi
Mount ProspectWNW 285°400 m7.5 mi
Mount TomW 261°393 m7.8 mi
Brush HillNW 321°386 m7.8 mi
Jefferson HillNW 323°378 m3.1 mi
Cotton HillNNE 31°360 m8.1 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 303°359 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436149

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