Colts Pond Road Preserve
Colts Pond Road Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Whifford Hill stands 291 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinkham Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Trust
How to reach it
- 9.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinkham Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Friedman Memorial Forest: 0.9 mi
- Haberman Haven: 1.7 mi
- Natchaug River Water Access: 2.2 mi
- Warrenville Road Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Snow Hill: 0.7 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.9 mi
- Bucket Hill: 2.1 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.9 mi
- Halls Pond Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Ashford Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Edward Garrison Park: 2.3 mi
- Ashford Town Green: 2.6 mi
- Mount Hope Park: 2.7 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 4.8 mi
- Old root cellar: 4.9 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 7.2 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 7.7 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 5.9 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 6.0 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 6.4 mi
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 6.7 mi
- Frog Rock: 4.8 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 5.6 mi
- Wolf Rock: 6.7 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 7.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 9.4 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 6.1 mi
- U’s and C’s: 6.1 mi
- Copper Tower: 6.2 mi
- The Fallen: 6.4 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 6.4 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 3.9 mi
- Codfish Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascades: 7.9 mi
- Cascades: 7.9 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 12.4 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 6.4 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 6.5 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 6.6 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 8.6 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 12.8 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.0 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 4.4 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 16.5 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 22.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 7.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 17.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 8.3 mi
- Picnic: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Colts Pond Road Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whifford Hill | WNW 301° | 291 m | 7.5 mi |
| Westford Hill | NNW 329° | 290 m | 6.2 mi |
| Parker Mountain | NW 310° | 275 m | 8.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 348° | 271 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sharpe Hill | NW 326° | 268 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ragged Hill | NE 49° | 265 m | 7.0 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | NE 42° | 265 m | 7.5 mi |
| Daven Hill | NE 45° | 258 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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