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Town’s End

Town’s End from directly overhead

Town’s End is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Wintechog Hill stands 139 m to the north-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Beebe Pond Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 9.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Avalonia Land Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.33760, -71.98866

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Beebe Cove Vista: 0.4 mi
  • Beebe Cove Vista: 0.4 mi
  • Crosswinds: 0.4 mi
  • Beebe Cove Vista: 0.5 mi
  • Beebe Cove Vista: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
Beaches
Artworks: 20
  • John Kelley Statue: 1.5 mi
  • Mystic Blue: 2.2 mi
  • Mjolnir: 3.0 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 3.0 mi
  • Penguin: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 20
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cascade: 1.9 mi
  • Cascade: 2.0 mi
  • Silver Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Cascade: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Bertholf Plaza: 6.4 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Factory Pond: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Town’s End. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wintechog HillNNE 21°139 m9.1 mi
Church HillN 355°120 m8.2 mi
Lantern HillNNE 15°118 m8.8 mi
Gungywamp HillNW 322°108 m5.6 mi
Vinegar HillNNW 330°108 m6.9 mi
Haughton MountainNW 320°103 m9.8 mi
Jeremy HillNE 37°101 m7.5 mi
Great HillWNW 297°99 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1619:4420:25
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1115:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/728822615

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