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Winter Woodland

Winter Woodland from directly overhead

Winter Woodland is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Trotta Field, a park 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Salisbury Association

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97187, -73.41088

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Trotta Field: 0.5 mi
  • Salisbury Village Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Cannon Park And Ballfield: 1.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 34
Historic sites: 32
  • Dough Boy: 5.7 mi
  • Folly: 6.4 mi
  • Tri-State Marker: 6.6 mi
  • East Canaan Veterans Monument: 7.1 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Newsboy Statue: 14.7 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 16.4 mi
  • Naked Lady: 16.6 mi
  • Diving Lady: 18.8 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 10
  • Community Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 19.1 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Judea Garden: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 19.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Winter Woodland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FrissellNNW 326°747 m6.6 mi
Mount AshleyNNW 332°725 m7.0 mi
Bear MountainNNW 336°708 m5.5 mi
Brace MountainNW 320°706 m6.5 mi
South Brace MountainNW 319°702 m6.2 mi
Round MountainNNW 328°695 m6.3 mi
Gridley MountainNNW 328°668 m5.5 mi
Mount PlantainNNW 341°626 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438194

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