Nature reserve · Connecticut

Ayers Gap Preserve

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Elevation, modelled: 93 m
Tallest summit within 9.8 miles: Clark Hill235 m · 9.7 mi
Nearest byway: Connecticut State Route 1696.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:27local time
Coordinates: 41.6373, -72.1373

Ayers Gap Preserve from directly overhead

Ayers Gap Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 93 m. Clark Hill stands 235 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ayer's Gap Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.3 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Ayers Gap Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Clark Hill	N 11°	235 m	9.7 mi
Shaw Hill	NNE 24°	220 m	8.8 mi
Gates Hill	NW 308°	204 m	5.1 mi
Parish Hill	NNE 12°	200 m	7.6 mi
Clarks Hill	WNW 284°	196 m	8.8 mi
Westminster Hill	NE 49°	187 m	7.8 mi
Obwebetuck Hill	NW 320°	185 m	3.7 mi
Chestnut Hill	NNW 328°	184 m	9.4 mi

On the road

6.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
12.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
4.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
25.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Peaks

Avery Hill: 0.2 mi
Pleasure Hill: 1.0 mi
Ayers Mountain: 1.1 mi
Pleasure Hill: 1.1 mi
Cooley Hill: 1.3 mi

Parks

Giddings Park: 0.9 mi
River Park: 3.0 mi
Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
Aspinall Recreation Complex: 3.5 mi
The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 3.6 mi

Nature reserves

Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section): 1.1 mi
Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Precilla Friedman Property: 1.4 mi
Sprague Land Preserve (Mukluk Section): 1.9 mi
East Franklin Open Space: 2.3 mi

Museums

Waterfalls46

Artworks38

Windy: 6.2 mi
Swifty: 6.2 mi
Manny: 6.3 mi
Willy: 6.3 mi
Muffler Man: 8.3 mi

Attractions35

March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 4.4 mi
The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.4 mi
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 5.7 mi
Old Porcelain Mine: 6.1 mi
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.2 mi

Gardens32

Beaches27

Cliffs7

Wolf Rock Cliff: 9.3 mi
Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.3 mi
Coney Rock: 11.5 mi
Flag Rock: 19.2 mi
Candlewood Ledge: 20.3 mi

Rest areas6

Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.4 mi
West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.5 mi
West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.5 mi
Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.8 mi

Ghost towns3

Springs2

Windham Spring: 7.0 mi
Old Spring: 16.9 mi

Picnic sites2

Skate Hut: 19.6 mi
Powder House: 20.0 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:53	18:24	19:01
June solstice	05:15	19:45	20:27
September equinox	06:37	18:11	18:48
December solstice	07:13	15:37	16:22

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	59	67	72	71	63	52	42	33
Precip in	3.2	2.7	3.9	4.0	3.4	3.9	2.7	4.4	4.1	3.8	3.6	3.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

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