- Elevation, modelled
- 79 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Cotton Hill360 m · 9.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)28.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7774, -72.8587
Thompson-Osborne Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 79 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Avon Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
- Operated by
- Avon Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Thompson-Osborne Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Hill | WNW 284° | 360 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | NNW 335° | 358 m | 8.5 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | WSW 257° | 354 m | 7.2 mi |
| Breezy Hill | NNW 328° | 327 m | 7.9 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 207° | 313 m | 10.0 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | WNW 300° | 310 m | 8.5 mi |
| West Ledge | N 355° | 305 m | 8.3 mi |
| Harmony Hill | W 275° | 304 m | 9.9 mi |
- 28.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Sycamore Hills Park: 0.4 mi
- Suburban Park: 1.8 mi
- Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Farmington Club: 2.4 mi
- Sperry Park: 2.9 mi
- Thompson Hill: 0.8 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Woodford Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pond Ledge Hill: 2.5 mi
- Taine Mountain: 3.1 mi
- The Carrals: 1.7 mi
- Swimming Pool: 1.7 mi
- Trolley Offices Sign: 1.7 mi
- Carousel: 1.7 mi
- Kettles: 1.8 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 1.8 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 3.5 mi
- Vincent H. Core Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 4.0 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.8 mi
- Unionville Museum: 2.0 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Stanley-Whitman House Museum: 4.2 mi
- Hill Stead Museum: 4.3 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 4.6 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 4.6 mi
- Burlington Falls: 5.5 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 5.6 mi
- Whigville Falls: 5.8 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Sunken Garden: 4.3 mi
- Perennial Garden: 5.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Shade Garden: 5.1 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 5.5 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 5.8 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 6.2 mi
- Painted Cow: 6.9 mi
- Sedna: 7.2 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 3.1 mi
- Garden Wall: 3.1 mi
- Hart Meadow: 3.1 mi
- Superstructure: 3.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 3.1 mi
- Boating Side: 13.7 mi
- Waterfront: 13.7 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.4 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 16.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 17.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 11.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 12.4 mi
- Big Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 14.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 4 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Somers · 26 mi
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- Blandford · 28 mi
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