Nature Trail Preserve
Nature Trail Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushy Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Deep River Land Trust
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 29.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bushy Hill: 0.5 mi
- Post Hill: 0.7 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.0 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Orchard Hill: 2.3 mi
- Falls River Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Incarnation Center: 0.8 mi
- Howard Easement: 1.0 mi
- Sunset Ridge Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Bushy Hill Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
- Plattwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Comstock Park: 1.8 mi
- Park Triangle: 2.0 mi
- Devitt Field: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 1.8 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 3.7 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 3.9 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 4.9 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 3.6 mi
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 4.5 mi
- In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 4.9 mi
- Westbrook: 4.9 mi
- Westbrook Honor Roll: 5.0 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 5.4 mi
- Middle Beach: 5.5 mi
- West Beach: 5.6 mi
- Grove Beach: 5.7 mi
- Stannard Beach: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 8.0 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 6.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 7.5 mi
- Stone Table: 0.9 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 3.8 mi
- Historic Ferry: 5.1 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 8.0 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 10.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 6.0 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 8.1 mi
- James Madison: 8.1 mi
- snake: 10.7 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 14.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 7.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 18.8 mi
- Powder House: 18.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 9.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Nature Trail Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | NW 324° | 201 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 23° | 167 m | 8.1 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 348° | 154 m | 6.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 344° | 140 m | 5.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 347° | 138 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Archer | ENE 61° | 136 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wig Hill | N 355° | 128 m | 3.5 mi |
| Tower Hill | W 276° | 126 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1211620501
Day trips start here
- Essex · 5 mi
- Old Saybrook · 7 mi
- Old Lyme · 10 mi
- East Lyme · 13 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 17 mi
- Waterford · 17 mi
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