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Town Grove

Town Grove from directly overhead

Town Grove is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bauer Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.96123, -73.44493

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bauer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cannon Park And Ballfield: 0.4 mi
  • Trotta Field: 1.7 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 38
Historic sites: 32
  • Folly: 4.7 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 5.7 mi
  • Tri-State Marker: 6.5 mi
  • Dough Boy: 7.5 mi
  • East Canaan Veterans Monument: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 27
Artworks: 25
  • Newsboy Statue: 15.8 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 17.4 mi
  • Naked Lady: 17.6 mi
  • Diving Lady: 17.9 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Judea Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 20.6 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 20.7 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 15
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Town Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FrissellNNW 343°747 m6.5 mi
Mount AshleyNNW 347°725 m7.1 mi
Bear MountainN 355°708 m5.8 mi
Brace MountainNNW 337°706 m6.2 mi
South Brace MountainNNW 336°702 m5.9 mi
Round MountainNNW 345°695 m6.3 mi
Gridley MountainNNW 348°668 m5.5 mi
Mount PlantainN 357°626 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439192

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