Lohmann-Buck-Twining Preserve
Lohmann-Buck-Twining Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Mount Archer stands 136 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Old Lyme Land Trust
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Florence Griswold Museum: 0.8 mi
- Lyme Art Association: 0.9 mi
- Old Lyme Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Nut Museum: 1.6 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hoffman-Matthiessen-DeGerenday Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Champlain North Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Boggy Hole Preserve: 1.1 mi
- John Lohmann Connecticut River Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Bob & Esther Heller Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Lieutenant River Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
- Old Lyme Green: 1.6 mi
- Ferry Landing State Park: 1.9 mi
- Ferry Dock: 1.9 mi
- Ferry Road Ball Field: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 3.6 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 4.7 mi
- Bride Brook Historical Plaque: 4.9 mi
- The Eagle: 5.3 mi
- Poverty Island Beach: 3.9 mi
- White Sand Beach: 4.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 4.6 mi
- Soundview Beach: 4.7 mi
- Great Hammock Beach: 5.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.9 mi
- Cascade: 8.9 mi
- Cascade: 8.9 mi
- Cascade: 9.2 mi
- Cascade: 9.6 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 6.0 mi
- Stone Table: 6.8 mi
- tri-town marker: 7.0 mi
- turtle rock: 7.5 mi
- Historic Ferry: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- West Garden: 11.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 11.6 mi
- Cutting Garden: 11.7 mi
- East Garden: 11.7 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 3.8 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 8.8 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 12.0 mi
- Sparky: 13.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 13.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 4.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 7.5 mi
- Ram Head: 18.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 19.1 mi
- Crow Head: 19.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 5.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 24.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Powder House: 11.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 11.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 12.7 mi
- Old Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Lohmann-Buck-Twining Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Archer | NNW 344° | 136 m | 4.8 mi |
| Grassy Hill | NNE 32° | 129 m | 5.2 mi |
| Nickerson Hill | N 4° | 123 m | 4.3 mi |
| Honey Hill | NNW 338° | 114 m | 4.3 mi |
| Brown Hill | N 11° | 112 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bushy Hill | W 278° | 105 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pond Hill | ENE 66° | 103 m | 5.1 mi |
| Millstone Hill | NW 311° | 101 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1211655314
Day trips start here
- Old Lyme · 2 mi
- Essex · 3 mi
- Old Saybrook · 4 mi
- East Lyme · 5 mi
- Waterford · 10 mi
- New London · 12 mi
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