Nature reserve · Connecticut
Fox Hollow Preserve
Fox Hollow Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Square, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.45996, -73.21691
- 15.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Union Square: 0.9 mi
- Community House Park: 1.4 mi
- Platt Park: 1.5 mi
- George Ewald Park: 1.6 mi
- Ballantine Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Cedarland Park: 0.9 mi
- Phillips Farm Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Platt Park: 1.7 mi
- Lovdal Farm Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Lake Zoar Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Ichabod Hill: 1.2 mi
- Georges Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bullet Hill: 1.7 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Old Town Hall Museum: 1.8 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 5.7 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
- Charcoal Hearth: 2.7 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 2.9 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 3.2 mi
- Candle wall: 4.0 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 4.7 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 3.7 mi
- Zoar Beach: 5.8 mi
- South Beach: 12.7 mi
- North Beach: 12.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 52
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 5.4 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
- Poet's Circle: 9.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 9.7 mi
- Biblical Garden: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 48
- Southford Falls: 2.7 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 7.6 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 28
- Millstone: 2.7 mi
- Millstone: 2.7 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 9.3 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.9 mi
- Indian village: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 8.0 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 11.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 11.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 11.1 mi
- Lesser Evil: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 5.6 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 10.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pond View: 10.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 20.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 22.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 18.4 mi
- The Silver Spring: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 20.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Fox Hollow Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NE 39° | 292 m | 6.6 mi |
| Good Hill | NNW 341° | 292 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | NNE 24° | 282 m | 6.1 mi |
| Andrews Hill | ENE 76° | 275 m | 6.7 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | ENE 67° | 273 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hoop Pole Hill | NNW 348° | 264 m | 7.3 mi |
| Grassy Hill | NNW 340° | 256 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bronson Mountain | NNW 327° | 255 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43398097
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