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Windsor Wildlife Management Area

Windsor Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Windsor Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Washington Hill stands 359 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmington River Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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State of Connecticut
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.89060, -72.72961

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 0.8 mi
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 1.8 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 3.1 mi
  • Farm Tool: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • outdoor classroom: 1.3 mi
  • Tobacco Ridge Open Space (3 Parcels): 1.7 mi
  • Mill Brook State Park: 2.0 mi
  • Rainbow Reservoir Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
  • Tariffville Green: 2.2 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Laurel Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Hatchett Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Lighthouse Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Day Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Williams Hill: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Back Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Front Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Front Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Side Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 55
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 2.4 mi
  • Drake High Road Bridge: 3.9 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 4.4 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 4.4 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 4.4 mi
Artworks: 55
  • Cow: 3.9 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 5.1 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 5.7 mi
  • Painted Cow: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 52
Cliffs: 25
  • Hart Meadow: 8.3 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 8.3 mi
  • Garden Wall: 8.4 mi
  • Superstructure: 9.3 mi
  • Solar Panel: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 16.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Windsor Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Washington HillWNW 295°359 m10.5 mi
Ratlum MountainW 269°358 m10.2 mi
Pine ConeWNW 299°323 m8.3 mi
West LedgeW 274°305 m7.4 mi
Talcott MountainSSW 213°276 m6.5 mi
East HillWSW 252°261 m8.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 251°257 m10.1 mi
Onion MountainWSW 255°253 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1312623571

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