Nature reserve · Connecticut
Lathrop Cedar Swamp Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Lathrop Cedar Swamp Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Plainfield Historical Society, a museum 0.7 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 1.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.69113, -71.92599
- 1.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 2.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 28 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 0.7 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 2.4 mi
- John Bishop House: 7.7 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 8.3 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Fitze Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Tillinghast Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Route 169): 2.2 mi
- Quinebaug Fish Hatchery: 2.7 mi
- Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Plainfield Veterans Park: 1.0 mi
- Lions Park: 1.1 mi
- Sugar Brook Field Trial and Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Robert Manship Park: 2.0 mi
- Frink Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Holmes Hill: 1.4 mi
- Black Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 2.9 mi
- Shepherd Hill: 3.0 mi
- Withey Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.7 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 38
- Promised Day: 13.8 mi
- Nevertheless: 13.9 mi
- Muffler Man: 14.5 mi
- Manny: 14.7 mi
- Willy: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 8.2 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 9.9 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 10.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 19
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 13.1 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 14.4 mi
- Mary's Garden: 14.7 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 18.8 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 17
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 1.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 3.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 4.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 7.1 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 14
- Moosup Pond Beach: 4.1 mi
- Wescott Beach: 18.0 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 18.8 mi
- Steers Beach: 22.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 18.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Windham Spring: 14.4 mi
- Old Spring: 19.0 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Little Beach: 19.5 mi
- Big Beach: 19.6 mi
- Picnic: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Lathrop Cedar Swamp Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | NW 312° | 240 m | 10.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | WNW 303° | 235 m | 10.8 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NNW 329° | 231 m | 10.0 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NNW 326° | 225 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NW 313° | 221 m | 9.4 mi |
| Shaw Hill | WNW 300° | 220 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | ESE 111° | 204 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sharpe Hill | NNW 332° | 201 m | 9.4 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Norwich · 13 mi
- Foster · 14 mi
- Preston · 14 mi
- West Greenwich · 14 mi
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