Milo Light Nature Preserve
Milo Light Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the south-southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Glemboski-Ous, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space; The Nature Conservancy Milo Light Nature Preserve (Owned)
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Glemboski-Ous: 0.4 mi
- Norwich-Salem Turnpike Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Church Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Oxoboxo Cross Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Bargy Ledges: 1.2 mi
- Raymond Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pequot Ledge: 1.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.8 mi
- Noble Hill: 2.6 mi
- Gardner Lake State Park: 2.1 mi
- Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Fernwood Playground: 4.0 mi
- Horse Pond Boat Launch: 4.7 mi
- Norwich Little League: 4.7 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 5.2 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 5.2 mi
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 5.3 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 5.5 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 5.7 mi
- Transient Workmans Camp: 6.5 mi
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 6.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Miantonomo: 7.5 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 11.0 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 12.8 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 13.0 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 13.2 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 13.4 mi
- Yantic Falls: 5.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.0 mi
- Chapman Falls: 8.2 mi
- Cascade: 8.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.0 mi
- Muffler Man: 5.0 mi
- River Blue: 5.3 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 5.7 mi
- Nevertheless: 5.8 mi
- Promised Day: 5.9 mi
- turtle rock: 7.0 mi
- tri-town marker: 8.0 mi
- Devil's Oven: 8.2 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 9.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 9.3 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.0 mi
- Laurel Walk: 10.0 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 10.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 16.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 22.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 22.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 11.5 mi
- Powder House: 11.8 mi
- Old Spring: 12.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 14.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 14.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Milo Light Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | SSW 194° | 182 m | 3.1 mi |
| Long Hill | W 271° | 175 m | 7.6 mi |
| Maynard Hill | SW 220° | 174 m | 4.3 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NNW 336° | 174 m | 7.2 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | SW 219° | 171 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cockle Hill | W 269° | 171 m | 4.6 mi |
| Raymond Hill | SSE 159° | 170 m | 1.3 mi |
| Scott Hill | NNW 332° | 165 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43441702
Day trips start here
- Montville · 4 mi
- Norwich · 6 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 9 mi
- Ledyard · 10 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 10 mi
- Preston · 10 mi
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