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East River Preserve

East River Preserve from directly overhead

East River Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Nut Plains Park, a park 0.7 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Guilford
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.31435, -72.66256

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Hungry Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Clapboard Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Green Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 2.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Guilford Granite: 2.4 mi
  • Guilford Soldiers Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Guilford World War II Memorial: 2.4 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 50
  • Cascade: 3.7 mi
  • Nineveh Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Seven Falls: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 42
Attractions: 29
  • Dinosaur Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Bear Cave: 5.1 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 6.3 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.9 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of East River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNW 339°232 m10.7 mi
Fowler MountainNNW 335°230 m9.8 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNW 335°210 m9.0 mi
Goose HillNNE 29°201 m10.2 mi
Mount PisgahN 356°196 m9.2 mi
Totoket MountainNW 317°176 m7.9 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNW 340°167 m5.9 mi
East SugarloafNW 320°156 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/814781295

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