Nature reserve · Connecticut
Kruger Preserve
Kruger Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the north, 6.2 miles off. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlesex Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.50595, -72.50701
- 26.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Kruger Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Pine Brook Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Indian Hollow Road): 1.0 mi
- Sunrise State Park: 1.3 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Preserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Sexton Hill: 1.1 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 1.5 mi
- Walkley Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Tom: 1.7 mi
- Cave Hill: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Gingers Garden: 1.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.8 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 5.9 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 10.4 mi
Parks
- Haddam Meadows State Park: 1.7 mi
- Meeting House Green: 1.8 mi
- Great Hill Park: 2.4 mi
- Brickyard Ballfield: 2.7 mi
- Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Thankful Arnold House: 1.8 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 2.8 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 3.1 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 4.8 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 4.1 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 4.8 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 5.9 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 6.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.6 mi
Artworks
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 8.1 mi
- Face in Tree: 8.2 mi
- First Tear: 9.2 mi
- snake: 11.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Pine Brook Falls: 1.2 mi
- Cascade: 2.8 mi
- Tartia Falls: 2.8 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 46
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 1.0 mi
- grindstone: 3.0 mi
- George Washington rock: 3.7 mi
- Mill Turbine: 3.9 mi
- Bible Rock: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 44
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.8 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 15.9 mi
- Middle Beach: 16.1 mi
- Stannard Beach: 16.2 mi
- West Beach: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Pine Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.8 mi
- Crow Point: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 2.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 21.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 22.7 mi
- Powder House: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Kruger Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Hill | N 351° | 241 m | 6.2 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNW 344° | 228 m | 7.5 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 334° | 222 m | 5.7 mi |
| Baker Hill | N 10° | 204 m | 5.7 mi |
| Goose Hill | SW 215° | 201 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 284° | 199 m | 4.5 mi |
| Carter Hill | NNE 14° | 192 m | 8.6 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | W 270° | 186 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1049471018
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 10 mi
- Essex · 12 mi
- Old Saybrook · 16 mi
- Old Lyme · 17 mi
- East Lyme · 18 mi
- Montville · 18 mi
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