Nature reserve · Connecticut
Hart Preserve
Hart Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Pondwood Acres Subdivision)2P, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
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- The Environment Learning Centers of Connecticut
How to reach it
Coordinates41.72822, -72.91441
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Malerbo Rec Complex: 1.2 mi
- Seymour Park: 1.4 mi
- Kern Park: 1.9 mi
- Barnes Field: 2.1 mi
- Carrington Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Lamothe Sugar House: 1.3 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 1.9 mi
- Kettles: 2.7 mi
- Carousel: 2.7 mi
- 1780s dam site: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Mine Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.7 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Taine Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Campground Hill: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Whigville Falls: 2.2 mi
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 2.5 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 4.0 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Vincent H. Core Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 2.6 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 2.8 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 4.5 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Unionville Museum: 2.5 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 3.6 mi
- Bristol Memorial Military Museum: 4.0 mi
- Day-Lewis Museum: 4.1 mi
- Museum of Fire History: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 52
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 4.8 mi
- Wolcott Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 8.8 mi
- 5-Sense Garden: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 44
- Home: 8.1 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 9.2 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 9.9 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 9.9 mi
- Painted Cow: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 27
- Petro Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Ravens Roost: 4.3 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 4.6 mi
- Green Wall: 4.6 mi
- South Wall: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 10
- Boating Side: 9.2 mi
- Waterfront: 9.3 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 12.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Hermit spring: 12.1 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 14.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.4 mi
- Big Spring: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Southington Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 23.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Hart Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Hill | NW 311° | 360 m | 8.8 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | WNW 293° | 354 m | 4.5 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 197° | 313 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | SSW 200° | 312 m | 7.7 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | NNW 329° | 310 m | 8.9 mi |
| Harmony Hill | WNW 302° | 304 m | 8.2 mi |
| Clinton Hill | SSW 213° | 303 m | 9.0 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | NW 310° | 300 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1109098051
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 23 mi
- Longmeadow · 28 mi
- Somers · 30 mi
- Tolland · 30 mi
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