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Elisabeth Luce Moore Preserve

Elisabeth Luce Moore Preserve from directly overhead

Elisabeth Luce Moore Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Sunset Hill stands 253 m to the north, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.1 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Aspetuck Land trust

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates41.23559, -73.35122

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 1.2 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 1.2 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 5.2 mi
  • Leornard Bradley Plaque: 5.5 mi
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • Formal Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 31
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.1 mi
  • Heron: 8.7 mi
  • Mother Mary: 9.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 9.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Cascade: 0.7 mi
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 5.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 7.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.1 mi
  • Pond View: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 13.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Elisabeth Luce Moore Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset HillN 356°253 m7.1 mi
Eden HillNNE 16°240 m7.0 mi
Ivy HillWNW 298°234 m7.1 mi
Branchville HillWNW 289°225 m6.3 mi
Biddle HillWNW 290°223 m6.8 mi
Windy HillNW 314°220 m5.2 mi
Redding RidgeN 359°214 m5.6 mi
Cains HillNW 305°213 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/792577339

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