Nature reserve · Connecticut
Meyerhuber Preserve
Meyerhuber Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bluff Head, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Guilford
How to reach it
Coordinates41.41770, -72.69274
- 23.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Braemore Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 0.7 mi
- Rockland Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Mica Ledges: 1.6 mi
- Quonnipaug Mountain: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 1.3 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 1.8 mi
- Durham Town Green: 3.7 mi
- Allyn Brook Park: 4.1 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Quonnipaug Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.2 mi
- Pistapaug Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Fowler Mountain: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Abraham Baldwin: 1.7 mi
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Durham War Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 4.9 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 7.0 mi
Museums
- Durham Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Farming Museum: 8.1 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 8.2 mi
Gardens
- Wallingford Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
Beaches
- Lake Beseck Beach: 7.1 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 10.4 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.5 mi
- Circle Beach: 10.6 mi
- East Rive Beach: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Stair Brook Falls: 1.7 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 5.9 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 7.5 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 7.6 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 48
- snake: 1.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 9.9 mi
- First Tear: 9.9 mi
- James Madison: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 40
- Dodge Dump Truck: 1.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 1.3 mi
- Bear Cave: 3.2 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 3.4 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Bluff Head: 0.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 0.8 mi
- Chimney Corner: 11.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.2 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 12.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Meyerhuber Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | NNW 345° | 272 m | 9.6 mi |
| Trimountain | NW 322° | 232 m | 3.7 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NW 305° | 230 m | 3.0 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NNW 337° | 219 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | WNW 293° | 210 m | 2.5 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNW 344° | 207 m | 9.0 mi |
| Goose Hill | ENE 75° | 201 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 36° | 199 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/818250215
Day trips start here
- Essex · 16 mi
- Old Saybrook · 18 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- Old Lyme · 21 mi
- East Lyme · 24 mi
- Montville · 28 mi
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