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Allen S. Hurlburt Preserve

Allen S. Hurlburt Preserve from directly overhead

Allen S. Hurlburt Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Leander Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2004

What to expect

Operated by
Roxbury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52287, -73.28985

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Hurlburt Park: 2.2 mi
  • Traditions Park: 3.4 mi
  • Hodge Park: 3.4 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 4.0 mi
  • Hollow Park: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 2.4 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 2.9 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 4.4 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.5 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 51
Gardens: 48
Attractions: 25
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 3.4 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.1 mi
  • greek letter pi: 11.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 12.3 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pond View: 14.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Allen S. Hurlburt Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillN 0°324 m5.3 mi
Plumb HillN 359°322 m7.1 mi
Bell HillN 358°299 m7.5 mi
Good HillNNE 34°292 m2.7 mi
Second HillWNW 297°285 m4.6 mi
Greenleaf HillN 349°282 m3.8 mi
Blackmans HillENE 78°282 m6.3 mi
Botsford HillW 280°267 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1199658673

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