Leclair Preserve
Leclair Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Wood Hill stands 277 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launc, a park 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 16.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 18.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 26 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launc: 0.5 mi
- Grosvenordale Common: 4.4 mi
- Mechanicsville Park: 4.4 mi
- Little Pond Boat Launch: 4.6 mi
- Pascoag Reservoir Fishing Access: 4.9 mi
- Tamler Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Munyan Road Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Buck Hill Scout Reservation: 1.9 mi
- Providence Pike Open Space: 2.5 mi
- Blain Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Quaddick Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 1.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.8 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.4 mi
- Brandy Hill: 2.7 mi
- Six Toes trail marker: 2.2 mi
- Pineville Mill: 5.4 mi
- Beresik Square: 7.7 mi
- Harriet K. Crawford Memorial Tree: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Square: 7.9 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 11.5 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 13.2 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 13.2 mi
- Crazy Corners: 13.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 13.6 mi
- Motion: 15.0 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 15.7 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 17.6 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 19.6 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 19.6 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 7.8 mi
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 8.0 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 10.6 mi
- Wescott Beach: 7.3 mi
- YWCA Beach: 7.7 mi
- Flynns Beach: 7.9 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 12.3 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 18.4 mi
- Small House Garden: 18.4 mi
- Rain Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 5.6 mi
- Pond Cave: 19.5 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 19.5 mi
- Lower Heart: 19.6 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 19.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 5.8 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 17.5 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 20.3 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Picnic: 14.8 mi
- Site #36: 19.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 11.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Leclair Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Hill | N 357° | 277 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bare Hill | N 354° | 262 m | 9.0 mi |
| Jerimoth Hill | SSE 167° | 256 m | 7.2 mi |
| Durfee Hill | SE 140° | 244 m | 5.3 mi |
| Whites Hill | SSE 161° | 240 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 152° | 235 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | N 350° | 234 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Daniels | N 4° | 231 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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