Land Use Data for Latitude 41.75 Longitude -73.25Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Northeastern coastal forests ecoregion |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherUrban land
Ecosystems
Temperate humidLivestock
CattlePigs
Poultry
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209210 to 239
Soil Types
Cambisols (Horizon differentiation in the subsoil evident from changes in structure, colour, clay content or carbonate content)Podzols
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
2 to 55 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
Population Density (persons per km2)
0 to 22 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
2 to 55 to 10
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Iron | |
| Basalt Rock Quarry No. Ej-008 | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Basalt Rock Quarry No. Ej-009 | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Basalt Rock Quarry No. Ej-012 | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Bethmor Mine (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Blc Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Bogue Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Bogue Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Buck Hill Magnetite Mine | Iron |
| Colonial Sand & Gravel Co. Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Comstock Biotite Granite Rock Prospect | Stone |
| Comstock Prospect | Granite |
| Connecticut Sand & Gravel Co. Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Crissey Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension |
| Da Pa Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Dorvel Metallurgical/Harwinton, Ct. (Processing Plant) | Copper |
| Drzal Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Falls Village Quarry (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Marble, Dimension |
| Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ej-010 | Stone |
| Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone |
| Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ej-006 | Stone |
| Green Mountain Mine (Surface) | Feldspar, Mica |
| Hodges Nickel and Sulfide Prospect | Copper, Nickel, Sulfur |
| Iffland Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Judds Bridge Kyanite Prospects | Kyanite |
| Limestone Rock Quarries No. Fi-009 | Stone |
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Fi-008 | Stone |
| Mount Prospect | Nickel |
| Nickel Sulfide Prospect No. Fj-007 | Sulfur, Iron, Nickel |
| Nickel Sulfide Prospect No. Fj-009 | Sulfur, Iron, Nickel |
| Northwestern Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Nutmeg Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Osborne Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pearl Lake Road Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Pyrite Occurrence No. Fj-022 | Sulfur-Pyrite |
| Quarry No. 1 - Woodbury (Surface) | Stone, Crushed/Broken |
| Quarry No. 2 Southbury (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Robert Kovacs Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Roxbury Falls Kyanite Occurrence | Kyanite |
| Sega Sand & Gravel Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Squash Hollow (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
| Thomaston Fluorite and Sulfide Occurrence | Iron, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead |
| Upper Merryall Pegmatite Quarry | Feldspar, Quartz |
| Wolcott Pit (Surface) | Sand and Gravel, Construction |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
