Hoffman-Matthiessen-DeGerenday Preserve
Hoffman-Matthiessen-DeGerenday Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Mount Archer stands 136 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jericho Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Old Lyme Land Trust
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 23.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jericho Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Boggy Hole Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Lohmann-Buck-Twining Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Champlain North Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Ames Family Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Hains Park: 1.1 mi
- Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
- Old Lyme Green: 2.1 mi
- Lieutenant River Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
- Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Florence Griswold Museum: 1.2 mi
- Lyme Art Association: 1.3 mi
- Old Lyme Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Nut Museum: 2.1 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 3.7 mi
- Myer Hill: 1.2 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hart Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bills Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lord Hill: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 3.7 mi
- Bride Brook Historical Plaque: 4.0 mi
- The Eagle: 5.2 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 5.2 mi
- White Sand Beach: 4.2 mi
- Poverty Island Beach: 4.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 4.3 mi
- Soundview Beach: 4.4 mi
- Rocky Neck State Beach: 4.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascade: 8.9 mi
- Cascade: 9.0 mi
- Cascade: 9.5 mi
- Cascade: 9.6 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 6.0 mi
- tri-town marker: 6.7 mi
- turtle rock: 7.0 mi
- Stone Table: 7.7 mi
- Historic Ferry: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
- West Garden: 10.8 mi
- Rock Garden: 10.8 mi
- Cutting Garden: 10.8 mi
- East Garden: 10.8 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 4.4 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 8.0 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 11.0 mi
- Sparky: 12.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 14.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 4.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.3 mi
- Ram Head: 18.3 mi
- Crow Head: 18.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 20.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 5.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
- Powder House: 10.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 10.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 13.0 mi
- Old Spring: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Hoffman-Matthiessen-DeGerenday Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Archer | NNW 332° | 136 m | 4.9 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNE 29° | 131 m | 7.6 mi |
| Grassy Hill | NNE 23° | 129 m | 4.6 mi |
| Nickerson Hill | N 351° | 123 m | 4.1 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NE 51° | 120 m | 7.9 mi |
| Polly Hill | NE 54° | 117 m | 7.5 mi |
| Honey Hill | NW 326° | 114 m | 4.6 mi |
| Brown Hill | N 355° | 112 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/595944901
Day trips start here
- Old Lyme · 2 mi
- East Lyme · 4 mi
- Essex · 4 mi
- Old Saybrook · 5 mi
- Waterford · 9 mi
- New London · 11 mi
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