Nature reserve · Connecticut
Leavenworth Preserve
Leavenworth Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogpen Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Flanders Nature Center
How to reach it
Coordinates41.57923, -73.21472
- 23.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hogpen Hill: 0.2 mi
- Brushy Hill: 1.0 mi
- Peacock Hill: 1.2 mi
- Kavanaugh Hill: 1.4 mi
- Church Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hogpen Hill Farms: 0.4 mi
- Parker/Hart Refuge: 0.9 mi
- Picton: 1.0 mi
- Butternut Falls: 1.1 mi
- Fleming Preserve: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Three Rivers Park: 1.7 mi
- Woodbury North Green: 2.1 mi
- Woodbury South Green: 2.9 mi
- Hollow Park: 3.1 mi
- Town Green: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Miller Family Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 2.9 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 3.6 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.7 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Glebe House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 1.0 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cascade: 7.7 mi
- Southford Falls: 8.8 mi
- Cascade: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 43
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 2.8 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 7.6 mi
- Poet's Circle: 7.6 mi
- Biblical Garden: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 35
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 4.2 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 4.3 mi
- Indian village: 6.1 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 6.4 mi
- Rock House: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 2.9 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.0 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 9.0 mi
- Maori Head: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 17
- Morris Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.7 mi
- Waterfront: 9.7 mi
- Boating Side: 9.8 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 2.8 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.8 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.2 mi
- Kelly Slide: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Southington Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 9.6 mi
- Pond View: 18.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 18.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 18.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 18.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Hermit spring: 21.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Leavenworth Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Hill | N 350° | 344 m | 5.4 mi |
| Painter Hill | WNW 289° | 324 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lower Church Hill | WNW 299° | 324 m | 7.5 mi |
| Carmel Hill | NNW 337° | 322 m | 4.4 mi |
| Plumb Hill | NW 309° | 322 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bell Hill | NW 311° | 299 m | 5.5 mi |
| Magnolia Hill | NNE 16° | 294 m | 4.2 mi |
| Good Hill | SW 235° | 292 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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