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John and Caroline Enright Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy)

John and Caroline Enright Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy) from directly overhead

John and Caroline Enright Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker Brothers Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 5.8 miles off.

Small wooded lot with vernal wetlands.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.33641, -71.84299

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pawcatuck Rock: 0.9 mi
  • Staunton Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 1.3 mi
  • Bear Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Wequetequock Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Barn Island Hunting Area: 1.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.6 mi
  • Barn Island Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
  • Spellman Park: 2.0 mi
  • Kimball Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 46
Artworks: 24
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 15
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascade: 9.1 mi
  • Cascade: 9.3 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Silver Falls: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Factory Pond: 13.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of John and Caroline Enright Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainNNW 336°163 m12.1 mi
Chapman HillN 355°158 m10.9 mi
Barns HillNNW 341°155 m11.6 mi
Pendleton HillN 360°153 m11.5 mi
Stewart HillNNW 348°149 m10.0 mi
Ayer HillNNW 330°144 m11.7 mi
Wintechog HillNNW 334°139 m9.6 mi
Cossaduck HillNNW 342°139 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1519:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1115:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495867747266554638
Precip in3.32.74.23.93.33.52.93.53.84.33.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/548755215

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