- Elevation, modelled
- 1 m
- Tallest summit within 11.0 miles
- Barns Hill155 m · 11.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A7.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3349, -71.9239
Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 1 m. Barns Hill stands 155 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes, a attraction 0.4 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 7.2 miles off.
West side of Wamphassuc Road. Enter just south of railroad tracks or overview area farther south on same road (CT DEEP Coastal Access site). No access onto marsh to protect fragile habitat. Saltwater marsh and inland wetlands and two wooded “islands."
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barns Hill | N 2° | 155 m | 11.0 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NNE 12° | 149 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ayer Hill | N 350° | 144 m | 10.4 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | N 360° | 139 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | N 7° | 139 m | 9.5 mi |
| Swantown Hill | N 0° | 132 m | 9.6 mi |
| Church Hill | NNW 335° | 120 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lantern Hill | N 353° | 118 m | 8.7 mi |
- 7.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 16.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 19.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 19.3 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Knox Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Dodge Paddock / Beal Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Cutler Street Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Simmons Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy): 1.1 mi
- Knox Family Farm Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Wadawanuck Square (Borough Open Space): 0.9 mi
- Cannon Square: 0.9 mi
- Willams Beach Park: 2.0 mi
- Denison Homestead: 2.3 mi
- Barn Island Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
- Cannon Square: 0.9 mi
- Borough Hall: 1.0 mi
- 1814 Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Mystic Civil War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 2.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wequetequock Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pequot Hill: 3.4 mi
- Staunton Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 4.0 mi
- DuBois Beach: 1.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 2.0 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 2.5 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 2.8 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 3.2 mi
- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House: 1.0 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 1.1 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- Denison Homestead: 2.3 mi
- Mystic Museum of Art: 2.8 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 2.8 mi
- Mystic Blue: 2.9 mi
- Penguin: 3.0 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.2 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.2 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 0.4 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 1.3 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 3.8 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 5.2 mi
- The Whale: 8.9 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 9.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 9.7 mi
- Sensory Garden: 9.8 mi
- Cutting Garden: 10.0 mi
- Cascade: 5.0 mi
- Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 16.2 mi
- Yantic Falls: 16.2 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 21.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 4.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 4.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 4.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.3 mi
- Crow Head: 19.6 mi
- Clay Head: 20.8 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 22.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 22.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 23.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.4 mi
- Powder House: 10.1 mi
- Skate Hut: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 13.7 mi
- Old Spring: 6.8 mi
- Factory Pond: 17.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Stonington · 2 mi
- Mystic · 3 mi
- Watch Hill · 4 mi
- Groton · 6 mi
- Westerly · 6 mi
- North Stonington · 8 mi
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