Bishop Preserve
Bishop Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Peregrine White Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Roxbury Land Trust
How to reach it
- On the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 19.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Peregrine White Hill: 0.3 mi
- Davis Hill: 1.2 mi
- Forrest Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mason Hill: 1.6 mi
- Joe Margy Hill: 2.4 mi
- 50 Acre woods: 1.9 mi
- Joyce Townsend Collins Memorial Woodland: 2.1 mi
- Gosnell Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Paul and Avis Spalding Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Pond Factory Road Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Town Commons: 3.0 mi
- Stevens Park: 3.4 mi
- Town Commons: 3.6 mi
- Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 3.9 mi
- Bull Hill Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Servant Square: 5.8 mi
- The Gold Star Mother: 5.9 mi
- Southbridge Honor Roll: 6.0 mi
- Spectacular AO: 6.0 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 6.0 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 7.6 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 8.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 8.8 mi
- Path Continues: 13.2 mi
- Cellar Hole: 13.3 mi
- Motion: 7.8 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 17.2 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 17.9 mi
- U’s and C’s: 17.9 mi
- Copper Tower: 17.9 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 9.0 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 14.1 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 14.7 mi
- Small House Garden: 9.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.6 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 17.9 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 18.0 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Streeter Beach: 10.6 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 13.2 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 17.1 mi
- YWCA Beach: 17.2 mi
- Cargill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 16.0 mi
- Codfish Falls: 16.3 mi
- Cascade: 18.1 mi
- Cascades: 19.0 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 15.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 16.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.6 mi
- Picnic: 4.6 mi
- Bara-Hack: 7.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Bishop Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coye Hill | W 266° | 331 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | WNW 301° | 313 m | 4.8 mi |
| Corbin Hill | W 272° | 289 m | 4.7 mi |
| Coatney Hill | SSW 203° | 283 m | 2.6 mi |
| Joe Margy Hill | SW 220° | 281 m | 2.4 mi |
| Chandler Hill | WSW 250° | 278 m | 6.2 mi |
| Coburn Hill | W 261° | 277 m | 4.9 mi |
| Aplin Hill | SW 219° | 276 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/964149295
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