- Elevation, modelled
- 256 m
- Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
- Cotton Hill360 m · 7.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7131, -72.9809
Minor Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 256 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hope, a peak 0.5 miles away.
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- Environmental Learning Centers
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Minor Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Hill | NNW 335° | 360 m | 7.5 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | NNW 346° | 354 m | 2.9 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | W 269° | 346 m | 7.9 mi |
| Scoville Hill | WNW 298° | 340 m | 6.7 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 159° | 313 m | 4.8 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | S 173° | 312 m | 6.3 mi |
| Camp Hill | W 262° | 311 m | 7.1 mi |
| Lattin Hill | WSW 254° | 310 m | 6.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Hope: 0.5 mi
- Chippens Hill: 0.7 mi
- Round Hill: 2.4 mi
- West Hill: 2.7 mi
- Johnnycake Mountain: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Shepard Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- City of Bristol Land: 1.2 mi
- Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Barnes Nature Center Preserve: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 60
- Tory's Den: 1.0 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 2.7 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 2.8 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 3.2 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 1.3 mi
- Whigville Falls: 2.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.9 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 5.0 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- James P. Casey plaque: 1.3 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 3.0 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 3.0 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 3.6 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Seymour Park: 2.3 mi
- Town Hall Field: 2.4 mi
- Baldwin Park: 2.8 mi
- Rockwell Park: 2.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Playground: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Lock Museum of America: 2.9 mi
- Bristol Memorial Military Museum: 3.1 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 3.1 mi
- Imagine Nation Children's Museum: 3.5 mi
- New England Carousel Museum: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 49
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.3 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.3 mi
- Wolcott Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 43
- Home: 10.8 mi
- Ben Franklin: 11.4 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 11.4 mi
- Maori Head: 11.5 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Petro Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Ravens Roost: 0.9 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 7.4 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 10
- Boating Side: 6.3 mi
- Waterfront: 6.4 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 12.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Hermit spring: 11.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 14.8 mi
- Big Spring: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Southington Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 6 mi away.
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