Nature reserve · Connecticut
Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve
Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Neil H. Cook Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70263, -71.83626
- 0.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.3 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 24 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Moosup Veterans Park: 2.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.5 mi
- Moosup Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Webb Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sterling Hill: 0.9 mi
- Withey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ekonk Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Chiampa Preserve: 1.4 mi
- River's Edge Campground: 1.7 mi
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 2.7 mi
- Lockes Meadow Pond Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
- Sun Ridge Resort: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 7.0 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 7.5 mi
- John Bishop House: 11.6 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 12.3 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 7.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.2 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 8.2 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 12.5 mi
- Promised Day: 17.4 mi
- Nevertheless: 17.5 mi
- Muffler Man: 18.2 mi
- Manny: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 30
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 2.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 6.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.6 mi
- Crazy Corners: 11.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 24
- Moosup Pond Beach: 2.5 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 14.1 mi
- Wescott Beach: 14.6 mi
- Steers Beach: 18.1 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 22
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 18.9 mi
- Mary's Garden: 19.3 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 21.6 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 10.4 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 14.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.8 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 15.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Windham Spring: 18.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 19.9 mi
- Old Spring: 21.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.7 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Little Beach: 15.2 mi
- Big Beach: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.8 mi
- Site #36: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | NNE 16° | 256 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 9° | 215 m | 9.6 mi |
| Howard Hill | ENE 57° | 209 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | SSW 196° | 204 m | 2.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 122° | 203 m | 7.7 mi |
| Slater Hill | N 5° | 199 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bennett Hill | NE 43° | 197 m | 7.0 mi |
| Alva Pond Hill | NNE 12° | 197 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/952825565
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 10 mi
- West Greenwich · 10 mi
- Foster · 11 mi
- Coventry · 12 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 13 mi
- Kent County · 13 mi
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