Nature reserve · Connecticut
Carter Preserve
Carter Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Bear Hill stands 390 m to the north-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Roxbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58289, -73.35202
- 25.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mine Hill: 0.3 mi
- Raven Rock: 1.0 mi
- Sentry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Second Hill: 2.3 mi
- Steep Rock: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Raven Rock Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Battle Swamp Brook Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Reservoir Park: 1.3 mi
- Emily Griffith Beardsley Preserve: 2.1 mi
- American Indian Archaeological Institute: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Hodge Park: 1.8 mi
- New Milford Center Historic District: 2.9 mi
- Hurlburt Park: 3.1 mi
- Ray Ramsey Park: 3.2 mi
- Clatter Valley Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.8 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.1 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Jim Hulton: 6.3 mi
- Mill Ruins: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 49
- New Preston Falls: 6.4 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 8.8 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 9.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 10.6 mi
Museums: 43
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 2.3 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 3.0 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 3.9 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 4.6 mi
- Northrop House: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 26
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 1.8 mi
- Indian village: 2.4 mi
- New Milford Tank: 3.1 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 8.4 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 21
- Judea Garden: 6.9 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.0 mi
- Personal Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 14.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 16
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.0 mi
- North Beach: 8.9 mi
- South Beach: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Lovers Leap: 4.0 mi
- Kelly Slide: 5.1 mi
- Bethel Rock: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 11.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- Jean Widmark: 4.4 mi
- Lesser Evil: 12.2 mi
- greek letter pi: 12.8 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 15.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 16.4 mi
- Pond View: 19.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 19.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 19.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 15.5 mi
- Dicktown: 23.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 10.3 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Carter Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | NNW 335° | 390 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Bushnell | N 357° | 363 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lower Church Hill | N 8° | 324 m | 3.4 mi |
| Painter Hill | ENE 71° | 324 m | 3.4 mi |
| Iron Hill | NNW 329° | 323 m | 5.5 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | WSW 248° | 323 m | 5.7 mi |
| Plumb Hill | NE 46° | 322 m | 4.3 mi |
| Carmel Hill | NE 55° | 322 m | 6.6 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 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/860693166
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