Mount McNiff Preserve
Mount McNiff Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 377 m. Bald Mountain stands 539 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Street Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winchester Land Trust
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Marshall Street Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Riverton Road Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Brook Street Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Tatro Pond Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Town Hall And Museum: 2.1 mi
- Panorama Hill: 1.0 mi
- Spencer Hill: 1.6 mi
- Babb Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.9 mi
- Eno Hill: 3.0 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 2.6 mi
- American Mural Project: 2.8 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 4.7 mi
- Old School House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Town Park: 2.3 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Monument: 2.6 mi
- Highland Lake Boat Launch: 2.7 mi
- Walker Field: 2.9 mi
- Rowley Fields: 3.1 mi
- Hermit memorial: 6.3 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Jones Memorial: 8.0 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 9.7 mi
- John R. Bierman: 11.1 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 1.7 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 2.4 mi
- Beulah Falls: 2.6 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 6.1 mi
- Burr Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 3.8 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 3.9 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 4.7 mi
- 4 towns meet: 5.2 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 7.6 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 15.7 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 18.6 mi
- Flower Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Herb Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 15.6 mi
- Angel of Independence: 18.5 mi
- The Globe: 18.6 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 19.5 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 20.0 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 3.4 mi
- The Beech: 7.5 mi
- Space Invaders: 7.6 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 7.6 mi
- Acorn Face: 7.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 2.7 mi
- County Beach: 15.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 17.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 20.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 3.2 mi
- Big Spring: 3.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 4.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 6.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 21.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.4 mi
- Questing: 14.3 mi
- Dudley Town: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Mount McNiff Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WNW 302° | 539 m | 8.6 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | W 274° | 521 m | 9.4 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | NW 307° | 519 m | 7.9 mi |
| Higley Hill | NNW 327° | 518 m | 9.4 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | NNW 348° | 517 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dodds Mountain | NNW 344° | 516 m | 7.7 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WNW 294° | 510 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dutton Mountain | W 280° | 506 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1340655862
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 15 mi
- Otis · 16 mi
- Blandford · 17 mi
- Monterey · 17 mi
- Great Barrington · 22 mi
- Chester · 23 mi
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