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West Thompson Dam Recreation Area

West Thompson Dam Recreation Area from directly overhead

West Thompson Dam Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Depot Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.95606, -71.90517

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bull Hill Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
  • Grosvenordale Common: 1.1 mi
  • Mechanicsville Park: 1.2 mi
  • Thompson Little League Complex: 1.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 7.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 11.9 mi
  • Fat Man's Misery: 15.3 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Motion: 11.6 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 17.6 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 19.5 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 19.7 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 20.1 mi
Museums: 35
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 15
  • Small House Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Cargill Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 19.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 10.1 mi
  • Site #36: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 22.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of West Thompson Dam Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillW 270°283 m5.9 mi
Joe Margy HillW 274°281 m6.5 mi
Wood HillNE 36°277 m7.9 mi
Aplin HillW 271°276 m6.7 mi
Bungee HillW 273°269 m7.6 mi
Bradford HillW 275°267 m7.1 mi
Thunder HillW 268°265 m6.2 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillWSW 248°265 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/994113588

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