Inka's Woods Preserve
Inka's Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Raccoon Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Salisbury
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Raccoon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mount Prospect: 0.4 mi
- Wetauwanchu Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Falls Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fink Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hamlet Hill: 0.4 mi
- Winter Woodland: 1.1 mi
- Pope Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Dark Hollow Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Town Of Canaan: 1.7 mi
- Trotta Field: 1.6 mi
- Salisbury Village Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Town Green: 1.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 2.7 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 4.8 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Great Falls: 1.2 mi
- Riga Falls: 4.1 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 4.4 mi
- Cascade: 4.6 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
- Dough Boy: 4.8 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 6.0 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 7.3 mi
- Folly: 7.3 mi
- Lime Kiln: 8.1 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 14.4 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 16.2 mi
- Naked Lady: 16.4 mi
- Diving Lady: 19.7 mi
- Divine Mercy: 22.0 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 0.4 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 3.5 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 5.6 mi
- trail parking: 10.1 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- The Beech: 17.7 mi
- Space Invaders: 17.8 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 17.8 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 17.8 mi
- Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Flower Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Herb Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 18.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 20.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.9 mi
- East Beach: 18.1 mi
- West Beach: 18.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.7 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 21.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 16.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 18.8 mi
- Big Spring: 19.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 20.2 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Dudley Town: 11.6 mi
- Questing: 12.4 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Inka's Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Frissell | NW 318° | 747 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 325° | 708 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NW 312° | 706 m | 7.2 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NW 311° | 702 m | 6.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 319° | 695 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | NW 318° | 668 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Plantain | NNW 332° | 626 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | WNW 304° | 588 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1333554818
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 15 mi
- Monterey · 17 mi
- Berkshires · 18 mi
- Otis · 21 mi
- Stockbridge · 22 mi
- Lee · 24 mi
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