- Elevation, modelled
- 42 m
- Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 9.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway18.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3908, -72.7888
McCluskey Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 42 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Woodhouse Avenue), a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
- Operated by
- North Branford Land Conservation Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of McCluskey Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | WNW 301° | 263 m | 9.6 mi |
| Trimountain | NNE 30° | 232 m | 5.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NE 35° | 230 m | 4.4 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NNE 15° | 219 m | 8.8 mi |
| High Rock | W 281° | 216 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NE 43° | 210 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | WNW 298° | 206 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | ENE 57° | 196 m | 7.1 mi |
- 18.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Woodhouse Avenue): 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Totoket Road): 0.8 mi
- Big Gulph: 0.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Sunnyside Drive): 1.2 mi
- West Dayton Hill: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Totoket Mountain: 1.3 mi
- North Hill: 1.9 mi
- Sea Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.8 mi
- West Sugarloaf: 3.0 mi
Parks
- All Saints Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Swajchuk Park: 2.8 mi
- Carina Park: 3.0 mi
- Forest Grove Park: 3.0 mi
- Pond Hill Park: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Farming Museum: 3.2 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 6.1 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
- Abraham Baldwin: 3.8 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 4.8 mi
Beaches
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 8.5 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 8.7 mi
- Limewood Beach: 9.0 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.1 mi
- Montowese Beach: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Stair Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.1 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 7.0 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 56
- Wallingford Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 7.0 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 7.6 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 32
- Bear Cave: 3.8 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 5.1 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 6.0 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 6.4 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 23
- snake: 6.0 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 7.4 mi
- Turtle Statue: 8.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 8.9 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Bluff Head: 5.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 5.3 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 10.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.3 mi
- Pond View: 23.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 18.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Essex · 21 mi
- Old Saybrook · 22 mi
- Old Lyme · 26 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 27 mi
- East Lyme · 29 mi
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