Nature reserve · Connecticut
H. E. Preston Nature Sanctuary
H. E. Preston Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Ragged Hill stands 265 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fuller Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.6 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.81333, -72.04776
- 4.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Fuller Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary at Trail Wood: 0.9 mi
- Blue Flag Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Windy Hill Road Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Connecticut Waterfowlers Association: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
- Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Halls Pond Boat Launch: 3.6 mi
- Edward Garrison Park: 4.1 mi
- Israel Putnam Monument: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Kimball Hill: 1.1 mi
- Trowbridge Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sharpe Hill: 1.9 mi
- Paine Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Wolf Den Plaque: 3.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 5.4 mi
Museums: 45
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 4.7 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 8.6 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 8.9 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 26
- Weaving Shuttle: 10.1 mi
- U’s and C’s: 10.1 mi
- Copper Tower: 10.2 mi
- The Fallen: 10.5 mi
- Stone Book Universe: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Diana's Pool Falls: 4.9 mi
- Codfish Falls: 9.3 mi
- Cargill Falls: 10.0 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 11.3 mi
- Cascades: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 22
- Frog Rock: 3.8 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 5.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 7.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.0 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 14
- Thread City Family Garden: 10.0 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 10.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 10.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 10.7 mi
- Mary's Garden: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 11
- Moosup Pond Beach: 11.0 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 13.2 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 14.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 16.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Coney Rock: 7.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 18.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 5.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of H. E. Preston Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | N 8° | 265 m | 6.2 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | N 5° | 265 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rocky Hill | N 6° | 264 m | 8.3 mi |
| Daven Hill | N 11° | 258 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sprague Hill | NNW 342° | 257 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sherman Hill | N 0° | 252 m | 4.3 mi |
| Wheaton Hill | N 8° | 251 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | N 356° | 248 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Putnam · 10 mi
- Storrs · 10 mi
- Willimantic · 11 mi
- Woodstock · 11 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 13 mi
- Union · 13 mi
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