McKinley Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy)
McKinley Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Farmholme Road), a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 4.1 miles off.
Narrow wooded entry corridor from roadside, along stone walls and impressive rocky ledge into red maple swamp. No formal trails.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.1 mi off the Shannock Road
- 16.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 17.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Open Space (Farmholme Road): 0.6 mi
- Fennerswood Preserve East Tract: 0.8 mi
- Fennerswood Preserve West Tract: 1.1 mi
- Anguilla Brook Preserve - Birdland Tract: 1.1 mi
- Wequetequock Cove Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Wequetequock Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hinkley Hill: 1.9 mi
- Staunton Hill: 2.2 mi
- Merritt Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cooky Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pawcatuck Little League: 1.4 mi
- Spellman Park: 1.5 mi
- Barn Island Hunting Area: 2.0 mi
- Barn Island Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
- Wadawanuck Square (Borough Open Space): 2.5 mi
- Borough Hall: 2.6 mi
- Cannon Square: 2.8 mi
- 1814 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 4.1 mi
- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House: 2.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 3.0 mi
- Westerly Armory: 3.1 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Denison Homestead: 3.3 mi
- DuBois Beach: 3.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 4.2 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 4.3 mi
- Ocean House Beach: 4.5 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 5.5 mi
- Penguin: 3.5 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.8 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.8 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.1 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 4.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 2.7 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 2.9 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 4.2 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 4.4 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 9.4 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 11.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 11.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 11.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 11.7 mi
- Cascade: 6.9 mi
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 15.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 17.6 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 18.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 4.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 4.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 4.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.7 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 22.8 mi
- Clay Head: 20.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.4 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 22.1 mi
- Crow Head: 22.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 24.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 11.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 12.2 mi
- Powder House: 12.2 mi
- Old Spring: 6.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of McKinley Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NNW 343° | 163 m | 9.3 mi |
| Chapman Hill | N 8° | 158 m | 8.7 mi |
| Barns Hill | N 349° | 155 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NNE 13° | 153 m | 9.5 mi |
| Stewart Hill | N 1° | 149 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNW 334° | 144 m | 8.7 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NNW 342° | 139 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | N 352° | 139 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/549040088
Day trips start here
- Stonington · 1 mi
- Westerly · 3 mi
- Mystic · 4 mi
- Watch Hill · 4 mi
- North Stonington · 5 mi
- Ashaway · 6 mi
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