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Whittemore Cottages

Whittemore Cottages from directly overhead

Whittemore Cottages is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the east-northeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Whittemore Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Flanders Nature Center

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52983, -73.15915

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 1.3 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 2.5 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Hollow Park: 2.7 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 2.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • In Memory of George Washington: 2.3 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 2.3 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 2.5 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 5.2 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 60
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Southford Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 49
Beaches: 45
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.4 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.4 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 36
Artworks: 20
  • Whale Sculpture: 6.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 6.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 6.2 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 6.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
  • Pond View: 15.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Whittemore Cottages. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillENE 77°292 m1.2 mi
Good HillWNW 288°292 m5.6 mi
Blackmans HillNW 326°282 m1.0 mi
Andrews HillSE 132°275 m4.8 mi
Woodruff HillSSE 147°273 m3.3 mi
Hoop Pole HillWNW 297°264 m5.1 mi
Bird HillNNW 338°260 m6.3 mi
Mount FairNE 52°258 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208850428

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