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Winton Park Natural Area

Winton Park Natural Area from directly overhead

Winton Park Natural Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Soapstone Mountain stands 315 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doctor John E Flaherty State Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.89599, -72.61665

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lancaster Park: 1.0 mi
  • Belaire Park: 1.6 mi
  • Juniper Park: 1.7 mi
  • Osbourne Field: 1.7 mi
  • Green Manor Park: 2.0 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Barrett Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Lighthouse Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Birges Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Day Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Cook Hill: 4.1 mi
Gardens
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Back Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Side Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Front Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Front Garden: 6.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 59
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 5.3 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 5.3 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 5.3 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 5.5 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 48
  • Talcott Ravine: 8.3 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Case Falls: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Flag Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 12.2 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 12.3 mi
  • Garden Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Superstructure: 13.0 mi
Springs: 8
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.7 mi
  • Rd: 20.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Winton Park Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Soapstone MountainENE 67°315 m11.3 mi
Paulk HillE 95°294 m11.9 mi
Talcott MountainWSW 238°276 m11.0 mi
Reed HillESE 108°275 m11.6 mi
Newell HillENE 78°264 m11.8 mi
Box HillSE 128°252 m10.5 mi
Ely MoundSW 233°246 m12.0 mi
Lookout MountainSE 145°237 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

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/43441068

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