Nature reserve · Connecticut
Fitze Preserve
Fitze Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Kimball Hill stands 231 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Plainfield Historical Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68781, -71.91111
- 0.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 2.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 27 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 3.2 mi
- John Bishop House: 8.0 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 8.3 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 10.0 mi
Parks
- Plainfield Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
- Lions Park: 0.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.3 mi
- Moosup Park: 2.4 mi
- Moosup Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Lathrop Cedar Swamp Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Tillinghast Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Route 169): 2.9 mi
- Lockes Meadow Pond Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Quinebaug Fish Hatchery: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Holmes Hill: 0.8 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 2.1 mi
- Black Hill: 2.5 mi
- Withey Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pachaug Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 7.1 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 39
- Promised Day: 14.1 mi
- Nevertheless: 14.1 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 14.6 mi
- Muffler Man: 14.8 mi
- Manny: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 7.5 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 9.4 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 10.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 12.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 19
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 13.4 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 15.2 mi
- Mary's Garden: 15.5 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 19.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 17
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 2.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 2.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 4.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 7.9 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 15
- Moosup Pond Beach: 3.8 mi
- Wescott Beach: 17.7 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 18.1 mi
- Steers Beach: 21.7 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 16.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.1 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 18.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Windham Spring: 15.2 mi
- Old Spring: 18.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Little Beach: 18.7 mi
- Big Beach: 18.8 mi
- Picnic: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Fitze Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Hill | NW 326° | 231 m | 10.6 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NW 323° | 225 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NW 311° | 221 m | 10.1 mi |
| Shaw Hill | WNW 299° | 220 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | ESE 112° | 204 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 107° | 203 m | 10.8 mi |
| Sharpe Hill | NNW 329° | 201 m | 10.0 mi |
| Slater Hill | NNE 26° | 199 m | 10.5 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 | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| 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 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/952799257
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 7 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 11 mi
- Norwich · 13 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 14 mi
- Foster · 14 mi
- Preston · 14 mi
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