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Woodlands Tract

Woodlands Tract from directly overhead

Woodlands Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Dolbeare Hill stands 162 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Latimer Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Waterford Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.39650, -72.13562

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Attractions: 32
  • The Whale: 3.6 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 4.7 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 4.8 mi
  • turtle rock: 8.2 mi
  • tri-town marker: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Silver Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Cascade: 6.7 mi
  • Cascade: 6.8 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Cascade: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Sprout Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 1.8 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Woodlands Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dolbeare HillNNW 334°162 m5.4 mi
Sharp HillNNW 348°149 m3.9 mi
Crandall HillN 6°137 m4.0 mi
Ridge HillNW 307°134 m3.7 mi
Morgan HillWNW 288°120 m3.3 mi
Polly HillW 280°117 m3.2 mi
Lynch HillN 358°115 m4.5 mi
Konomoc HillWNW 289°112 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/669043041

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