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NHLT Crockett Preserve

NHLT Crockett Preserve from directly overhead

NHLT Crockett Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is NHLT Sabolcik Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New Hartford Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81067, -73.02363

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls
Historic sites
  • Sap Evaporator: 4.0 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 5.2 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 7.8 mi
Museums
Gardens: 52
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 8.4 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 10.9 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 2.4 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 5.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 6.2 mi
  • Tory's Den: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 41
Cliffs: 28
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 3.9 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 6.0 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.5 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 6.6 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 4.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of NHLT Crockett Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platt HillNW 322°443 m7.7 mi
Mount OuleoutNW 309°433 m9.5 mi
Pie HillW 268°412 m9.4 mi
Walnut MountainWNW 303°400 m5.6 mi
Burr MountainNW 324°383 m5.6 mi
Jefferson HillWSW 238°378 m8.3 mi
Spencer HillNNW 343°365 m9.2 mi
Cotton HillW 274°360 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1287114587

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