Hoffman Evergreen Preserve
Hoffman Evergreen Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Turtle, a artwork 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 4.7 miles off.
Route 201, approximately 2 miles north of CT Rte 184 just before North Stonington line. Roadside parking at signed trailhead. Mixed evergreen and hardwood forest. Some wetlands. Extensive trail network. Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 12.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 14.7 mi off the Shannock Road
- 17.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Deane Avery Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Shewville Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Long Pond Road Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Samuel Lamb and Forsberg Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Jeremy Hill Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Cider Hill: 1.4 mi
- Jeremy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Gallup Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Lantern Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cellar Hole: 2.1 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 2.7 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 4.6 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 4.7 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 4.7 mi
- Model Park: 2.2 mi
- Old Mystic Playground: 2.7 mi
- Sawmill Park: 2.9 mi
- North Stonington Town Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- North Stonington Village Green: 3.0 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 2.8 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 3.0 mi
- Denison Homestead: 4.4 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 4.6 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 4.8 mi
- Williams Beach: 5.7 mi
- DuBois Beach: 7.0 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 7.4 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 7.4 mi
- Stone Turtle: 0.2 mi
- Penguin: 3.8 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.8 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.8 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.6 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.8 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.9 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.0 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 9.0 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 9.2 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 9.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.3 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.5 mi
- Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Yantic Falls: 10.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 14.6 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 15.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 10.6 mi
- Powder House: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 14.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 14.8 mi
- Big Beach: 24.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 9.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 21.6 mi
- Clay Head: 24.6 mi
- Crow Head: 24.8 mi
- Old Spring: 2.6 mi
- Factory Pond: 17.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Hoffman Evergreen Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | N 0° | 163 m | 4.8 mi |
| Chapman Hill | NE 41° | 158 m | 6.1 mi |
| Barns Hill | NNE 13° | 155 m | 4.8 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NE 43° | 153 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bay Mountain | N 9° | 152 m | 8.0 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NE 40° | 149 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNW 345° | 144 m | 4.0 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NNE 17° | 139 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/43440467
Day trips start here
- North Stonington · 3 mi
- Ledyard · 4 mi
- Mystic · 5 mi
- Stonington · 5 mi
- Preston · 6 mi
- Groton · 7 mi
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