Currie Sanctuary
Currie Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Ellsworth Hill stands 473 m to the northeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Currie Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kent Land Trust
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Currie Hill: 0.4 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Pond Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Fuller Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Glacier Rock: 2.1 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Laurel Trails Council Girl Scouts (Camp Seeley): 2.6 mi
- Skiff Mountain South Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Skiff Mountain Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Skiff Mountain Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Kent Green: 2.7 mi
- Kent Commons Park: 2.9 mi
- Ketcham Park: 3.3 mi
- Bucksbaum Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 4.9 mi
- Lime Kiln: 9.1 mi
- Mill Ruins: 9.7 mi
- Jim Hulton: 9.7 mi
- Folly: 10.2 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 2.4 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 8.5 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Northrop House: 12.4 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 13.2 mi
- Cascades: 4.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 5.2 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 8.4 mi
- New Preston Falls: 9.7 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 12.8 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 13.1 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 15.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.8 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 4.3 mi
- wings castle: 10.5 mi
- Peter's Forge: 11.5 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 12.6 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 13.1 mi
- Judea Garden: 10.4 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 12.4 mi
- Personal Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 18.2 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 20.5 mi
- Grand Staircase: 2.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.9 mi
- Kelly Slide: 12.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.9 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 19.6 mi
- Jean Widmark: 18.0 mi
- Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 21.8 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 21.9 mi
- Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 21.9 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 21.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 8.9 mi
- Dicktown: 23.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 23.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.5 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 5.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Currie Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Hill | NE 43° | 473 m | 4.3 mi |
| Whitcomb Hill | ENE 71° | 459 m | 7.3 mi |
| Preston Hill | S 187° | 442 m | 3.2 mi |
| North Preston Hill | S 184° | 441 m | 2.5 mi |
| Skiff Mountain | NE 53° | 431 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ENE 65° | 429 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bromica Mountain | E 99° | 428 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cobble Mountain | NNE 19° | 426 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 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 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43441199
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 26 mi
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