- Elevation, modelled
- 81 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Prentice Mountain163 m · 3.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1697.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5031, -72.0024
Alejo Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 81 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the east, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Route 2 Open Space, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.1 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
- Operated by
- Town of Preston
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Alejo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | E 97° | 163 m | 3.4 mi |
| Chapman Hill | E 95° | 158 m | 7.3 mi |
| Barns Hill | E 98° | 155 m | 4.4 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | WNW 289° | 153 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | E 90° | 153 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bay Mountain | ENE 60° | 152 m | 5.3 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ESE 106° | 149 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ayer Hill | ESE 121° | 144 m | 2.7 mi |
- 7.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 8.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 18.2 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Route 2 Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Preston Plains Water Co.: 1.3 mi
- Preston Plains Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Gonch Farm Road Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Spout Run Open Space: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Avery Pond Water Access: 1.2 mi
- Amos Lake Water Access: 1.5 mi
- Downer-Doanes Park: 2.2 mi
- Aljen Heights: 2.7 mi
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Rye Hill: 1.8 mi
- Campbell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rose Hill: 2.3 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 2.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 3.3 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 4.5 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.7 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Miantonomo: 4.1 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 4.1 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.4 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 4.7 mi
Artworks: 41
- Promised Day: 4.0 mi
- Nevertheless: 4.1 mi
- River Blue: 4.6 mi
- Muffler Man: 4.8 mi
- Stone Turtle: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 40
- Austrailia Beach: 10.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 11.1 mi
- Groton Beach: 11.7 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 12.3 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Yantic Falls: 5.0 mi
- Cascade: 10.2 mi
- Cascade: 10.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 25
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 10.0 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 10.1 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 10.2 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 23
- Ledyard Oak Site: 6.0 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 6.1 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 6.9 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 11.0 mi
- The Whale: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Skate Hut: 11.9 mi
- Powder House: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 19.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.9 mi
- Big Beach: 25.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 15.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 19.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 5.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.6 mi
- Factory Pond: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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