Nature reserve · Connecticut
Valentine Tract
Valentine Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Ragged Hill stands 265 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Den Plaque, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 runs past it.
Frances G. Valentine Tract
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Pomfret
How to reach it
Coordinates41.83337, -71.96323
- On the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 10.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Wolf Den Plaque: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Bush Hill: 1.4 mi
- Grow Hill: 2.3 mi
- Easter Hill: 2.4 mi
- Golden Hill: 2.5 mi
- Gray Mare Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Mashamoquet Brook State Park: 1.4 mi
- White Brook Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Chase and Mary Lee Evans Kimball Memorial Forest: 1.8 mi
- Lyon Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Ferguson Conservancy: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Pomfret Little League Field: 3.0 mi
- Israel Putnam Monument: 3.3 mi
- Brooklyn Recreation Park: 3.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.1 mi
- South Street Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 37
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 2.2 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 4.6 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 9.4 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 29
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 4.1 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 9.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 10.0 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 26
- Weaving Shuttle: 14.6 mi
- U’s and C’s: 14.6 mi
- Copper Tower: 14.7 mi
- The Fallen: 14.9 mi
- Stone Book Universe: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Cargill Falls: 6.3 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 9.4 mi
- Codfish Falls: 13.6 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 17
- Moosup Pond Beach: 8.7 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 13.5 mi
- Wescott Beach: 14.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 17.3 mi
- YWCA Beach: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 16
- Thread City Family Garden: 14.4 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 15.0 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 15.1 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 15.2 mi
- Mary's Garden: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Coney Rock: 12.4 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 13.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 22.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 14.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Valentine Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | NW 324° | 265 m | 5.9 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | NNW 327° | 265 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NNW 334° | 264 m | 7.7 mi |
| Daven Hill | NNW 333° | 258 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sprague Hill | WNW 292° | 257 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NW 304° | 252 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wheaton Hill | NW 318° | 251 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | NW 307° | 248 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 7 mi away.
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