Nature reserve · Connecticut
Harvey Preserve
Harvey Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Whifford Hill stands 291 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.79856, -72.15754
- 10.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tower Hill: 0.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.0 mi
- Wormwood Hill: 2.3 mi
- Snow Hill: 3.0 mi
- Bear Hill: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Elizabeth Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Simpson–Wood Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Boulder Lane Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Agnes' Pasture: 1.4 mi
- Hubbard Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Mount Hope Park: 0.8 mi
- Edward Garrison Park: 1.7 mi
- Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Southeast Park: 2.4 mi
- Ashford Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
Museums: 53
- Mansfield Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 4.3 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 4.4 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 2.7 mi
- Old root cellar: 3.4 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 5.3 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Diana's Pool Falls: 1.9 mi
- Codfish Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cascades: 6.5 mi
- Cascades: 6.5 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 29
- Weaving Shuttle: 4.4 mi
- U’s and C’s: 4.5 mi
- Copper Tower: 4.6 mi
- The Fallen: 4.8 mi
- Stone Book Universe: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 26
- Wolf Rock: 3.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 6.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 7.3 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 7.7 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 22
- Schwenk Family Garden: 5.0 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 5.1 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 5.1 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Coney Rock: 2.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 15.0 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 14.6 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.7 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 9.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Harvey Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whifford Hill | NW 321° | 291 m | 8.3 mi |
| Westford Hill | NNW 346° | 290 m | 8.1 mi |
| Parker Mountain | NNW 328° | 275 m | 9.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 359° | 271 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sharpe Hill | NNW 343° | 268 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sprague Hill | NE 44° | 257 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NE 46° | 252 m | 7.8 mi |
| Wheaton Hill | NE 44° | 251 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Storrs · 5 mi
- Willimantic · 6 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 11 mi
- Tolland · 12 mi
- Union · 13 mi
- Woodstock · 14 mi
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