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Vibert Road Boat Launch

Vibert Road Boat Launch from directly overhead

Vibert Road Boat Launch is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartford Audubon Society, Inc. (Main Street), a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of South Windsor
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.82814, -72.63545
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Woodland Park Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Deerfield Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Bissell Bridge Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
  • Custer Drive Tot Lot: 1.2 mi
  • Drake Street Tot Lot: 1.4 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
  • Major John Mason Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • VW: 3.6 mi
  • Farm Tool: 3.7 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Waterfalls: 58
  • Center Springs Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 7.6 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Case Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Crow Point: 8.4 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 9.0 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.0 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.0 mi
  • Superstructure: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 5
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.6 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.8 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Vibert Road Boat Launch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainW 262°276 m8.5 mi
Reed HillE 84°275 m12.1 mi
MannantuckSE 135°273 m11.8 mi
John Tom HillSE 134°272 m11.8 mi
Box HillE 101°252 m9.5 mi
Ely MoundWSW 254°246 m9.0 mi
Lookout MountainESE 123°237 m9.2 mi
Kongscut MountainSE 143°234 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4720:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1225326732

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