Alder Preserve
Alder Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Birch Hill stands 386 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Joes Hill: 2.1 mi
- Titicus Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Ebo: 2.7 mi
- Farrington Tract: 0.5 mi
- Farrington Woods: 1.7 mi
- Drska Property: 1.7 mi
- Sykes Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Barnum Property: 2.4 mi
- Lake Kenosia Park: 2.6 mi
- Lake Kenosia Boat Launch: 2.9 mi
- Highland Avenue Park: 3.2 mi
- Hidden Valley Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Tom West Park: 3.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 4.5 mi
- The Vietnam War Monument: 4.8 mi
- The Korean War Monument: 4.9 mi
- War Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Hearthstone Castle: 4.9 mi
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 5.0 mi
- Hammond Museum: 6.7 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 9.2 mi
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: 9.9 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 4.7 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.7 mi
- Personal Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 6.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
- South Beach: 5.2 mi
- North Beach: 5.6 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 6.5 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 7.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.2 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 9.7 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 12.3 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 3.5 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 6.0 mi
- Weir House: 11.7 mi
- New Milford Tank: 12.5 mi
- 3-town marker: 12.8 mi
- greek letter pi: 3.8 mi
- Lesser Evil: 5.4 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 6.7 mi
- Annunaki: 11.7 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 12.7 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 5.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.5 mi
- Kelly Slide: 12.0 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 12.6 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 12.6 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
- Pell Hill: 11.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 16.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 16.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 2.1 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.8 mi
- The Silver Spring: 11.4 mi
- Dicktown: 13.5 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 17.8 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Alder Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Hill | NNW 348° | 386 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | NNW 342° | 376 m | 6.2 mi |
| Beaver Bog Mountain | N 5° | 358 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wanzer Mountain | NNE 12° | 346 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bare Hill | NW 309° | 314 m | 8.6 mi |
| Titicus Mountain | NNE 22° | 313 m | 2.3 mi |
| Great Mountain | NNE 25° | 310 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 156° | 304 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43434963
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 12 mi
- Cold Spring · 22 mi
- Stamford · 22 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 24 mi
- Highlands · 24 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 25 mi
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