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Gallup Preserve

Gallup Preserve from directly overhead

Gallup Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyon Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.4 miles off.

Ada S. and Arthur M. Gallup Preserve

What to expect

Operated by
Wyndham Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86579, -72.02966

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pomfret Little League Field: 2.6 mi
  • Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Pomfret Green: 4.1 mi
  • Halls Pond Boat Launch: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 2.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Israel Putnam Memorial: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 40
Museums: 37
Artworks: 25
Waterfalls: 24
  • Cargill Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cascades: 13.6 mi
  • Cascades: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 12.1 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 10.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 13.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Gallup Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillN 4°283 m6.2 mi
Joe Margy HillN 359°281 m6.7 mi
Aplin HillN 357°276 m6.4 mi
Bungee HillN 350°269 m6.7 mi
Ragged HillN 358°265 m2.5 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillN 354°265 m3.6 mi
Thunder HillN 2°265 m6.0 mi
Rocky HillN 0°264 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/948585716

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