Benton Hill Preserve
Benton Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Mount Riga stands 534 m to the north, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nature Conservancy Benton Hill Fen (Owned), a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sharon Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The Nature Conservancy Benton Hill Fen (Owned): 1.0 mi
- The Nature Conservancy Benton Hill Fen (Owned): 1.2 mi
- Moore Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Von Ahn Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Beardsley Pond: 3.3 mi
- King Hill: 1.3 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 1.5 mi
- Deming Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tan Fat Hill: 3.1 mi
- Sharon Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Veterans Field: 1.4 mi
- Bucksbaum Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Mudge Pond Town Beach: 3.3 mi
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 6.2 mi
- Bauer Park: 7.3 mi
- Lime Kiln: 1.6 mi
- Folly: 2.7 mi
- Moravian Christian Mission Monument: 9.7 mi
- War Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 12.4 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 6.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 7.6 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 8.6 mi
- Cascade: 8.8 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 8.8 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 5.9 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 9.2 mi
- wings castle: 9.6 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 10.0 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 14.5 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 15.0 mi
- Judea Garden: 15.1 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 19.4 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 21.5 mi
- The Wild Garden: 23.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.3 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 18.6 mi
- East Beach: 19.0 mi
- West Beach: 19.3 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 20.2 mi
- Diving Lady: 21.4 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 22.9 mi
- Jean Widmark: 23.5 mi
- Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 23.5 mi
- Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 23.6 mi
- Grand Staircase: 9.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 10.1 mi
- Kelly Slide: 19.6 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 19.8 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 8.3 mi
- Questing: 21.7 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 22.9 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Benton Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Riga | N 9° | 534 m | 9.1 mi |
| Thorpe Mountain | N 3° | 518 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bird Peak | N 4° | 477 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ellsworth Hill | SSE 153° | 473 m | 4.8 mi |
| Woodbury Mountain | ESE 121° | 464 m | 8.8 mi |
| Dudleytown Hill | ESE 122° | 461 m | 8.4 mi |
| Whitcomb Hill | SE 130° | 459 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sharon Mountain | E 93° | 445 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1194868203
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 24 mi
- Monterey · 26 mi
- Berkshires · 27 mi
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