- Elevation, modelled
- 290 m
- Tallest summit within 9.7 miles
- Seymour Mountain517 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)17.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9538, -73.0017
Big Spring is a spring in Connecticut, at a modelled 290 m. Seymour Mountain stands 517 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverton Post 159 American Legion, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Mountain | NW 324° | 517 m | 8.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | W 275° | 484 m | 9.5 mi |
| Riggs Hill | WSW 256° | 480 m | 8.9 mi |
| Flagg Hill | W 275° | 470 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 281° | 470 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NNW 331° | 456 m | 7.4 mi |
| Platt Hill | WSW 237° | 443 m | 7.1 mi |
| Grant Hill | W 264° | 442 m | 8.1 mi |
- 17.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 20.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Riverton Post 159 American Legion: 0.6 mi
- Riverton Road Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Mountainside Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Charlie Arnold Property: 2.9 mi
- Mill District Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Ragged Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Center Hill: 2.3 mi
- Wallens Hill: 3.2 mi
- Eno Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 2.0 mi
- Old School House Museum: 2.5 mi
- American Mural Project: 3.6 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 4.3 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 5.3 mi
Parks
- Rowley Fields: 3.9 mi
- Walker Field: 3.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Monument: 4.2 mi
- Town Park: 4.3 mi
- Howells Pond Boat Launch: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Jones Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Hermit memorial: 6.2 mi
- John R. Bierman: 7.6 mi
- Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 9.8 mi
- Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Tunxis Falls: 2.3 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
- cascade: 5.1 mi
- cascade: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 52
- Lighthouse cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 1.9 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 3.7 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 4.1 mi
- 4 towns meet: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 49
- Southwick Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 16.1 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 16.1 mi
- Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 16.2 mi
- Arboretum: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 49
- Bike Sculpture: 12.1 mi
- Angel of Independence: 16.0 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 16.1 mi
- The Globe: 16.3 mi
- Cow: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Winsted Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 7.7 mi
- The Beech: 8.7 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 8.7 mi
- Space Invaders: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Holland Beach: 4.9 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.9 mi
- County Beach: 16.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.2 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 20.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Ever Flowing Spring: 2.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 4.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 6.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Questing: 17.3 mi
- Dudley Town: 20.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Blandford · 16 mi
- Berkshires · 17 mi
- Otis · 17 mi
- Monterey · 19 mi
- Chester · 23 mi
- East Windsor · 23 mi
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