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Leander Woods Preserve

Leander Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Leander Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen S. Hurlburt Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Roxbury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52091, -73.29700

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 2.6 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.1 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.6 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 4.8 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.9 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 50
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Southford Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 46
Attractions: 25
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 3.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.8 mi
  • greek letter pi: 11.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 12.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pond View: 14.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Leander Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillN 4°324 m5.4 mi
Plumb HillN 2°322 m7.2 mi
Bell HillN 1°299 m7.6 mi
Good HillNE 38°292 m3.0 mi
Second HillWNW 301°285 m4.3 mi
Greenleaf HillN 355°282 m3.9 mi
Blackmans HillENE 78°282 m6.7 mi
Botsford HillWNW 284°267 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1199655377

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