Nature reserve · Connecticut
Erisman Woodlands Preserve
Erisman Woodlands Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Babcock Ridge Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.44596, -71.86005
- 0.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.5 mi off the Shannock Road
- 13.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Babcock Ridge Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Hangman Hill Road Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Stillman Tract: 0.7 mi
- Milltown Meadows Tract: 1.0 mi
- Parke Memorial Tract: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Pitcher Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Stewart Hill: 2.5 mi
- Jeremy Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cossaduck Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bumpin Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks
- North Stonington Village Green: 1.2 mi
- North Stonington Town Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Wyassup Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Pawcatuck Little League: 4.1 mi
- Crandall Field: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Cellar Hole: 4.4 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 6.7 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 6.7 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 6.8 mi
Museums: 53
- Westerly Armory: 4.7 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 5.5 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 6.5 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 6.7 mi
- Denison Homestead: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 41
- Austrailia Beach: 8.0 mi
- DuBois Beach: 8.5 mi
- Williams Beach: 8.7 mi
- Ocean House Beach: 9.4 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 24
- Stone Turtle: 4.3 mi
- Penguin: 6.9 mi
- Giant Gnome: 7.1 mi
- Mjolnir: 7.1 mi
- Mystic Blue: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 21
- Large Glacial Erratic: 7.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.0 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 8.2 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 9.5 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 15
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 13.4 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 13.4 mi
- Sprout Garden: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Cascade: 10.3 mi
- Cascade: 10.5 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 12.6 mi
- Yantic Falls: 13.4 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 9.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.8 mi
- Beavertail Light: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 11.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 14.8 mi
- Powder House: 15.0 mi
- Big Beach: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 6.8 mi
- Factory Pond: 14.0 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Erisman Woodlands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NW 311° | 163 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chapman Hill | N 359° | 158 m | 3.3 mi |
| Barns Hill | NW 319° | 155 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NNE 12° | 153 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bay Mountain | NNW 337° | 152 m | 7.2 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NNW 332° | 149 m | 2.5 mi |
| Ayer Hill | WNW 297° | 144 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NW 308° | 139 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:37 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- North Stonington · 1 mi
- Ashaway · 4 mi
- Hopkinton · 4 mi
- Westerly · 5 mi
- Stonington · 6 mi
- Ledyard · 8 mi
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