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Herrick Preserve

Herrick Preserve from directly overhead

Herrick Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the north, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenmile Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.

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What to expect

Operated by
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
Getting there

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Coordinates41.65620, -73.50636
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Fireman's Field: 1.5 mi
  • Emanuel Williamson Park: 1.8 mi
  • Town of Dover: 2.4 mi
  • Emmanuel Williamson Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 57
  • Charcoal Hearth: 2.1 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 3.4 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 4.1 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 7.9 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 13.2 mi
Museums: 36
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cascades: 2.4 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Kent Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Judea Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 11.3 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 17
Beaches: 16
Artworks: 13
  • Jean Widmark: 13.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 17.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 17.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 20.3 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Herrick Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston HillN 351°442 m3.8 mi
North Preston HillN 355°441 m4.5 mi
Chapel Pond HillN 2°426 m4.2 mi
Dennis HillW 269°416 m6.2 mi
East MountainNNW 345°406 m4.9 mi
Observatory HillSSW 201°405 m5.1 mi
Schaghticoke MountainNNW 338°404 m2.2 mi
Bald HillNE 42°400 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506067737264534132
Precip in3.73.44.03.83.64.54.43.85.14.73.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1144548836

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