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Town of Canton Property

Town of Canton Property from directly overhead

Town of Canton Property is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the west-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pratt Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

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Town of Canton
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Coordinates41.85869, -72.93197
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Jones Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 6.9 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 7.3 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 7.9 mi
Museums
Gardens: 57
  • Perennial Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Shade Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Primary Garden: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Artworks: 55
Attractions: 51
  • Wreck: 4.0 mi
  • Boehm house site: 5.3 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 5.7 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 6.3 mi
  • cellar hole: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 1.9 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.9 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 8.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 8.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 6.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Town of Canton Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platt HillWNW 286°443 m9.9 mi
Pine MountainN 1°421 m7.8 mi
Walnut MountainW 268°400 m9.4 mi
Center HillNNW 342°393 m9.2 mi
Burr MountainW 279°383 m8.1 mi
Spencer HillNW 307°365 m9.3 mi
Cotton HillWSW 241°360 m6.6 mi
Washington HillN 8°359 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/882595030

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