Nature reserve · Connecticut
Lovdal Farm Preserve
Lovdal Farm Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.45286, -73.17892
- 14.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Phillips Farm Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Fox Hollow Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Posy Panko Park: 2.3 mi
- Kettletown State Park: 2.5 mi
- Cedarland Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Pisgah: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bullet Hill: 2.1 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hulls Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 1.2 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 2.6 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 3.0 mi
- The Castle: 5.3 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 5.3 mi
Parks
- Community House Park: 2.0 mi
- Union Square: 2.7 mi
- Ryan's Courts: 2.7 mi
- Lily Park: 3.0 mi
- George Ewald Park: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 3.0 mi
- Zoar Beach: 4.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 13.6 mi
- Waterfront: 14.3 mi
- Boating Side: 14.4 mi
Museums
- Old Town Hall Museum: 3.9 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 6.6 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 52
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 6.1 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.6 mi
- Poet's Circle: 8.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.6 mi
- Biblical Garden: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 48
- Southford Falls: 0.8 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 2.9 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 32
- Millstone: 0.7 mi
- Millstone: 0.8 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.0 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 11.0 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 9.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 9.8 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 9.9 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.9 mi
- Maori Head: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Bethel Rock: 6.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 12.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pond View: 9.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 19.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 16.5 mi
- The Silver Spring: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 20.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Lovdal Farm Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNE 22° | 292 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | N 5° | 282 m | 6.1 mi |
| Andrews Hill | ENE 65° | 275 m | 5.1 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | NE 48° | 273 m | 3.8 mi |
| Grassy Hill | NW 324° | 256 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bronson Mountain | NW 315° | 255 m | 6.8 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | NNE 23° | 252 m | 6.9 mi |
| Rucum Hill | NW 320° | 251 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1208145238
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