Nature reserve · Connecticut
Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve
Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Alworth Hill stands 225 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Quinebaug River Boat Launch, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.65685, -71.96554
- 0.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 3.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 2.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Quinebaug River Boat Launch: 0.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Route 169): 2.1 mi
- Ross Hill Park Family Campground: 2.6 mi
- Arthur and Dorothy Kinne Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Burnham Tavern Grounds: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Campbell Ball Field: 1.4 mi
- Lions Park: 2.8 mi
- Canterbury Green: 2.8 mi
- Plainfield Veterans Park: 2.9 mi
- Frink Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Spy Rock: 2.8 mi
- Ross Hill: 2.9 mi
- Modock Hill: 3.0 mi
- Black Hill: 3.6 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 2.9 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- John Bishop House: 4.6 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 9.9 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Miantonomo: 8.6 mi
- plaque: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 35
- Promised Day: 10.7 mi
- Nevertheless: 10.8 mi
- Muffler Man: 11.4 mi
- River Blue: 13.1 mi
- Manny: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 23
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 2.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 3.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 5.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 5.8 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Little Muk Falls: 7.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 21
- Moosup Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 20.4 mi
- Wescott Beach: 21.1 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 21.3 mi
- Williams Beach: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 17
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 10.0 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 13.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 13.2 mi
- fern and rock garden: 17.7 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Beach: 21.3 mi
- Big Beach: 21.4 mi
- Skate Hut: 22.4 mi
- Powder House: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 13.1 mi
- Old Spring: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 15.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alworth Hill | NNW 345° | 225 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NNW 331° | 221 m | 10.0 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NW 322° | 220 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | E 82° | 204 m | 6.1 mi |
| Parish Hill | NW 310° | 200 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bare Hill | ESE 102° | 193 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNW 342° | 189 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gibson Hill | ENE 63° | 189 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/952454651
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 6 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 8 mi
- Norwich · 10 mi
- Preston · 11 mi
- Willimantic · 14 mi
- Ledyard · 15 mi
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