Nature reserve · Connecticut
Fenwood Extension Preserve
Fenwood Extension Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fenwood Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Haddam Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48387, -72.53158
- 26.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 27.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Fenwood Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Forest Ridge Road Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Boy Scouts of America Troop 44: 1.1 mi
- Morris Hubbard Road Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Town Open Space (Indian Hollow Road): 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Walkley Hill: 0.4 mi
- Big Hill: 1.6 mi
- Great Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 2.2 mi
- White Mountain: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Thankful Arnold House: 0.8 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 1.7 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 2.1 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 6.5 mi
Parks
- Meeting House Green: 0.8 mi
- Haddam Meadows State Park: 1.2 mi
- Great Hill Park: 1.3 mi
- Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Brickyard Ballfield: 2.1 mi
Gardens
- Gingers Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.6 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 8.6 mi
Historic sites
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 4.1 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 4.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 6.5 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 57
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.8 mi
- First Tear: 8.9 mi
- snake: 9.1 mi
- Face in Tree: 9.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Pine Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
- Seven Falls: 3.1 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 3.2 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 48
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.7 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 14.8 mi
- Middle Beach: 14.9 mi
- Grove Beach: 14.9 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 42
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 2.9 mi
- grindstone: 2.9 mi
- George Washington rock: 3.0 mi
- Bible Rock: 3.2 mi
- Mill Turbine: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Pine Ledge: 7.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 9.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.2 mi
- Crow Point: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 3.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 17.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 22.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 23.2 mi
- Powder House: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Fenwood Extension Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Hill | N 2° | 241 m | 7.7 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | N 355° | 228 m | 8.8 mi |
| Great Hill | N 350° | 222 m | 6.8 mi |
| Baker Hill | NNE 17° | 204 m | 7.5 mi |
| Goose Hill | SSW 212° | 201 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 310° | 199 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 251° | 196 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | WNW 288° | 186 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/993356854
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 12 mi
- Essex · 12 mi
- Old Saybrook · 15 mi
- Old Lyme · 17 mi
- East Lyme · 18 mi
- Montville · 20 mi
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