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Altschul Preserve

Altschul Preserve from directly overhead

Altschul Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.10688, -73.59911

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Pollarded Tree Collection: 3.0 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Tropical Garden: 3.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Samford Sign: 4.8 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 4.9 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 4.9 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 5.0 mi
  • The Millenium Sundial: 5.9 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 51
Picnic sites: 15
  • The Meadow: 3.0 mi
  • Pell Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Farms Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Cascade: 12.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade: 14.1 mi
  • Cascade: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 11.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Altschul Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongNNW 344°229 m8.7 mi
Guard HillNW 322°226 m8.6 mi
Branchville HillNNE 32°225 m13.0 mi
Fox HillN 2°223 m10.1 mi
Biddle HillNNE 30°223 m13.0 mi
Chappaqua HillWNW 297°219 m9.9 mi
Sarles HillWNW 287°216 m10.3 mi
McKesson HillWNW 302°213 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43399640

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