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Mallory Preserve

Mallory Preserve from directly overhead

Mallory Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Northrop House, a museum 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57758, -73.50286

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 1.6 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 3.6 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 7.5 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 10.2 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 11.4 mi
Museums: 40
Waterfalls: 34
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Cascades: 7.8 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Personal Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Judea Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 13.9 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 13.9 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 18
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 12
  • greek letter pi: 11.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 12.0 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 12.1 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 15.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Mallory Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory HillWNW 290°405 m2.1 mi
Schaghticoke MountainN 352°404 m7.5 mi
Bear HillNE 44°390 m7.7 mi
Birch HillSW 216°386 m4.8 mi
Cranberry MountainSSW 211°376 m6.0 mi
West MountainWNW 290°373 m6.6 mi
Branch HillWSW 254°370 m1.5 mi
Seeley HillWNW 300°368 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1148098877

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