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Timberwood Trail

Timberwood Trail from directly overhead

Timberwood Trail is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolcott Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hamden Land Conservation Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.40358, -72.92207
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Honor Hill Monument: 0.6 mi
  • South Quad: 1.7 mi
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 1.7 mi
  • Eli Whitney Plaque: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Museums
Parks
  • Town Center Park: 1.7 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.8 mi
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 2.2 mi
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 2.2 mi
  • G.Carl Veith Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 60
Waterfalls: 58
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 40
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.3 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 10.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 10.4 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 10.6 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 14.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Pond View: 17.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 8.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Timberwood Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNNW 341°263 m4.3 mi
Turkey HillNNW 334°263 m9.1 mi
Prospect HillNNW 336°260 m7.5 mi
Hopkins HillNW 322°259 m7.3 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 332°253 m5.4 mi
Talmadge HillNNW 338°246 m7.1 mi
Hunters MountainWNW 298°246 m9.4 mi
Mulberry HillNW 317°238 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/728194670

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