Ballahack Preserve
Ballahack Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Baker Hill stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lord Wellington Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- East Haddam Land Trust
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 28.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lord Wellington Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Captain George Comer Memorial State Park: 0.9 mi
- Olde Field Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Sabine Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Harris Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.7 mi
- Tater Hill: 2.6 mi
- Poplar Hill: 3.2 mi
- Landing Hill: 3.2 mi
- Long Hill: 3.9 mi
- East Haddam Town Beach: 1.9 mi
- Connor's Way: 2.2 mi
- Millington Green: 2.3 mi
- Lower Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
- Nichols Field: 2.7 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 2.3 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 3.5 mi
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 4.1 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 5.9 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Gillette Castle: 4.5 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 6.0 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 6.2 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 9.9 mi
- Face in Tree: 12.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 13.8 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 14.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.0 mi
- Chalker Beach: 14.2 mi
- Indiantown Beach: 14.3 mi
- Chapman Beach: 14.3 mi
- Middle Beach: 14.3 mi
- Stannard Beach: 14.3 mi
- Cascade: 2.0 mi
- Cascade: 2.1 mi
- Moodus Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Chapman Falls: 3.0 mi
- Gingers Garden: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 9.2 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 9.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.9 mi
- Mill Turbine: 2.6 mi
- Devil's Oven: 3.2 mi
- Historic Ferry: 4.8 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 4.9 mi
- tri-town marker: 5.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 6.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 7.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 15.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 16.1 mi
- Crow Point: 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 3.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 16.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 17.2 mi
- Powder House: 17.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 19.7 mi
- Old Spring: 21.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Ballahack Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Hill | NNW 328° | 204 m | 8.5 mi |
| Tater Hill | SE 129° | 179 m | 2.6 mi |
| Buckley Hill | NNE 30° | 176 m | 5.3 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 59° | 175 m | 3.9 mi |
| Maynard Hill | E 100° | 174 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cockle Hill | ENE 74° | 171 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSW 212° | 167 m | 1.7 mi |
| Bull Hill | NNW 341° | 166 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1209145821
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 7 mi
- Essex · 9 mi
- East Lyme · 13 mi
- Montville · 13 mi
- Old Lyme · 13 mi
- Old Saybrook · 13 mi
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