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Thrall Park

Thrall Park from directly overhead

Thrall Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Washington Hill stands 359 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Reservoir Boat Launch, a park 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Windsor
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.92050, -72.70698

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rainbow Reservoir Boat Launch: 0.4 mi
  • outdoor classroom: 1.4 mi
  • John R. Welch Park: 1.9 mi
  • Tobacco Ridge Open Space (3 Parcels): 2.0 mi
  • Denslow Street Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Connecticut Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 2.7 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Cow: 5.8 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 7.3 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 8.1 mi
  • Painted Cow: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Back Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Front Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Front Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Side Garden: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 53
  • C-7A "Caribou": 2.0 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 2.1 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 2.1 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 2.3 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 47
Cliffs: 25
  • Hart Meadow: 10.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 10.7 mi
  • Garden Wall: 10.7 mi
  • Superstructure: 11.6 mi
  • Solar Panel: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Hermit spring: 18.0 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 9.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Thrall Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Washington HillWNW 282°359 m10.9 mi
Ratlum MountainW 259°358 m11.6 mi
Sodom MountainNW 326°326 m11.7 mi
Pine ConeWNW 283°323 m8.6 mi
West LedgeW 259°305 m8.7 mi
Talcott MountainSSW 212°276 m8.9 mi
East HillWSW 244°261 m10.8 mi
Onion MountainWSW 245°253 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440296

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