Nature reserve · Connecticut
Idlewild Preserve
Idlewild Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaver Brook Tract, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2020
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lyme Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.40672, -72.28931
- 17.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 19.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Beaver Brook Tract: 0.6 mi
- Young Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Walbridge Woodland: 1.1 mi
- Becket Hill State Park Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Darling Road Preserve: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Grassy Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.0 mi
- Nickerson Hill: 2.0 mi
- Brown Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
- Powers Lake Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
- Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 2.9 mi
- Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Hamburg Fair: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 2.4 mi
- Transient Workmans Camp: 2.5 mi
- The Eagle: 2.5 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 2.5 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
Museums
- The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village: 3.9 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Florence Griswold Museum: 5.9 mi
- Lyme Art Association: 6.0 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 6.3 mi
Beaches
- Kiddie's Beach: 6.9 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 7.6 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Crescent Beach: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Neck State Beach: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 41
- tri-town marker: 2.2 mi
- turtle rock: 2.3 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 3.6 mi
- Devil's Oven: 5.5 mi
- Historic Ferry: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Silver Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Chapman Falls: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 28
- Memorial Garden: 3.4 mi
- Laurel Walk: 9.5 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.5 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 9.5 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 26
- Monty the T-Rex: 3.9 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 9.1 mi
- Sparky: 9.4 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 10.1 mi
- River Blue: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Candlewood Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 20.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 21.1 mi
- Crow Head: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 10.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 10.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 9.6 mi
- Powder House: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 10.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 15.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Idlewild Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | NE 47° | 182 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | NW 315° | 179 m | 5.2 mi |
| Maynard Hill | NNE 32° | 174 m | 4.6 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | NE 34° | 171 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cockle Hill | N 5° | 171 m | 7.2 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | NE 54° | 162 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ladd Hill | NNE 24° | 148 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Archer | W 266° | 136 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 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 | 16:23 |
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.
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