Millstone Hill Sanctuary
Millstone Hill Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Millstone Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Deep River Land Trust
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 25.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 28.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Millstone Hill: 0.1 mi
- Book Hill: 1.1 mi
- Shippy Hill: 1.2 mi
- Rattling Valley Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ely Hill: 1.6 mi
- George C. Lyon Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Guetliweg Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Woodja Hill: 0.3 mi
- Woodja Hill: 0.4 mi
- Doanes' Woods: 0.5 mi
- Hubbard Field: 1.4 mi
- Municipal Triangle: 1.6 mi
- Essex Tennis Courts: 1.6 mi
- Essex Square: 1.8 mi
- Devitt Field: 1.8 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 2.0 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 2.0 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 3.1 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 3.3 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 2.5 mi
- The Eagle: 3.9 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 3.9 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 4.0 mi
- Chalker Beach: 7.0 mi
- Indiantown Beach: 7.0 mi
- Chapman Beach: 7.1 mi
- Great Hammock Beach: 7.2 mi
- Stannard Beach: 7.3 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Historic Ferry: 3.4 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 3.7 mi
- Stone Table: 4.0 mi
- tri-town marker: 6.2 mi
- turtle rock: 7.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Gingers Garden: 9.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 6.9 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 9.8 mi
- Totem Pole: 10.6 mi
- James Madison: 12.7 mi
- snake: 14.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 2.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 3.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 15.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 15.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 8.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.1 mi
- Skate Hut: 14.5 mi
- Powder House: 14.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 8.5 mi
- Old Spring: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Millstone Hill Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNE 18° | 179 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 349° | 167 m | 5.8 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 309° | 154 m | 7.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 303° | 140 m | 7.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 296° | 138 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Archer | NE 50° | 136 m | 2.6 mi |
| Dolbia Hill | NE 35° | 134 m | 7.1 mi |
| Grassy Hill | ENE 76° | 129 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1211616940
Day trips start here
- Essex · 2 mi
- Old Lyme · 6 mi
- Old Saybrook · 6 mi
- East Lyme · 9 mi
- Waterford · 13 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 14 mi
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