Nature reserve · Connecticut
Cook Preserve
Cook Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Turkey Mountain stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Greenwich Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.09466, -73.67732
- 0.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cook Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Morris Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Simpson Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Audubon Greenwich: 0.6 mi
- McCollum Conservation Easement: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Round Hill: 0.7 mi
- High Point: 2.8 mi
- Cooney Hill: 2.9 mi
- Kennelwood Hill: 4.6 mi
- Reynolds Hill: 4.8 mi
Gardens
- Founders Garden: 2.6 mi
- Call to Worship Garden: 2.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 2.7 mi
- Birch Grove: 4.1 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Lombardi Park: 2.9 mi
- Wampus Brook Park: 3.1 mi
- A L Ehrmann Park and Recreation Center: 3.6 mi
- Western Greenwich Civic Center Park: 4.0 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- 1BCG: 3.3 mi
- NRHP Plaque: 4.4 mi
- cannon: 4.6 mi
- Meyer Estate House Ruins: 4.7 mi
- The Rising: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Neuberger Musuem of Art: 3.5 mi
- Neuberger Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 5.0 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Bruce Museum: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 5.2 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 6.0 mi
- José Martí: 6.1 mi
- Samford Sign: 7.6 mi
- Stamford Cone: 7.7 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 5.6 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Headless Horseman Statue: 9.6 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 9.6 mi
- Philipsburg Manor: 9.7 mi
Beaches
- Harbor Point Beach: 7.1 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 7.4 mi
- Fords Beach: 8.0 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 8.0 mi
- West Beach: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Raven's Rock: 7.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.4 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.3 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.5 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- The Meadow: 7.2 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
- Pell Hill: 12.1 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
- Excelsior Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Farms Falls: 3.8 mi
- Cascade: 15.7 mi
- Sheep Falls: 15.8 mi
- The Falls: 16.6 mi
- Cascade: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 15.3 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 15.6 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 9.6 mi
- Doodletown: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Cook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Mountain | NNW 329° | 253 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | N 10° | 229 m | 9.3 mi |
| Guard Hill | N 351° | 226 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNE 22° | 223 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cat Hill | NNW 336° | 221 m | 12.2 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NW 318° | 219 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sarles Hill | WNW 303° | 216 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hook Mountain | W 278° | 214 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43399532
Day trips start here
- Purchase · 4 mi
- Rye Brook · 5 mi
- Valhalla · 5 mi
- Harrison · 6 mi
- Port Chester · 6 mi
- White Plains · 6 mi
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