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Miller Preserve

Miller Preserve from directly overhead

Miller Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Family Preserve, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Roxbury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56754, -73.26378

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Miller Family Preserve: 0.2 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 1.0 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 1.1 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.6 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Three Rivers Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hurlburt Park: 2.9 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 3.3 mi
  • Hodge Park: 3.4 mi
  • Hollow Park: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 58
Gardens: 40
Attractions: 33
Artworks: 17
  • Jean Widmark: 0.3 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 11.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 11.4 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 11.4 mi
  • Maori Head: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
  • Pond View: 17.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 23.7 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.8 mi
  • The Silver Spring: 24.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Miller Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todd HillNNE 14°344 m6.4 mi
Painter HillNNW 328°324 m2.5 mi
Lower Church HillNW 317°324 m6.0 mi
Plumb HillNNW 340°322 m4.3 mi
Carmel HillN 9°322 m4.9 mi
Church HillNW 322°305 m6.9 mi
Fenn HillNW 320°303 m6.3 mi
Bell HillNNW 340°299 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1158870714

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