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Tomlinson South

Tomlinson South from directly overhead

Tomlinson South is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldrige Farm, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Flanders Nature Center

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55419, -73.17039

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Woodbury North Green: 1.8 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 2.2 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 2.3 mi
  • Hollow Park: 2.5 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 2.2 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 2.5 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 2.5 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 5.1 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.7 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 58
Gardens: 47
Attractions: 35
Beaches: 33
  • Waterfront: 8.6 mi
  • Boating Side: 8.7 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 5.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 6.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 6.5 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 6.5 mi
  • Maori Head: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 8.6 mi
  • Pond View: 16.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Tomlinson South. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillWNW 297°324 m6.9 mi
Carmel HillNW 325°322 m7.1 mi
Magnolia HillN 349°294 m5.9 mi
Great HillSE 128°292 m2.3 mi
Good HillW 271°292 m4.7 mi
Blackmans HillS 177°282 m0.9 mi
Greenleaf HillWNW 283°282 m7.0 mi
Andrews HillSE 140°275 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208860118

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