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Town Green

Town Green from directly overhead

Town Green is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Avon Historical Society Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.81107, -72.83402

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Newton C. Brainard: 2.8 mi
  • Asa Spaulding Porter: 3.9 mi
  • Jessie's Community Gardens: 4.3 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 4.4 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 4.7 mi
Gardens
  • Perennial Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Shade Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Primary Garden: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls
Artworks: 57
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 2.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.7 mi
  • Garden Wall: 2.7 mi
  • Superstructure: 3.5 mi
  • Solar Panel: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 16.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Town Green. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ratlum MountainNW 318°358 m7.2 mi
Johnnycake MountainWSW 245°354 m9.1 mi
Breezy HillNW 309°327 m7.0 mi
Pine ConeN 349°323 m9.8 mi
Yellow MountainWNW 283°310 m8.9 mi
West LedgeNNW 341°305 m6.3 mi
Scranton MountainWSW 243°300 m7.7 mi
Mount HopeSW 227°297 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442233

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