Paffard Woods Preserve
Paffard Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Simmons Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy), a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 5.6 miles off.
Diverse terrain ranging from heavily wooded glacial valley in north to coastal marsh on salt pond at southern extremity. Many glacial erratics, large trees, wetlands crossed by bridges, and hayfield. Approximately 1 mile of posted trails.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.5 mi off the Shannock Road
- 18.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.2 mi off the Ministerial Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Wadawanuck Square (Borough Open Space): 1.4 mi
- Cannon Square: 1.7 mi
- Barn Island Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
- Denison Homestead: 2.1 mi
- Barn Island Hunting Area: 2.3 mi
- Borough Hall: 1.5 mi
- Cannon Square: 1.7 mi
- 1814 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Mystic Civil War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 3.0 mi
- Wequetequock Hill: 1.8 mi
- Staunton Hill: 3.0 mi
- Quoketaug Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hinkley Hill: 3.4 mi
- Merritt Hill: 3.4 mi
- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House: 0.9 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 1.9 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Denison Homestead: 2.1 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 3.0 mi
- DuBois Beach: 1.9 mi
- Williams Beach: 2.8 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 3.0 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 4.0 mi
- Ocean House Beach: 4.3 mi
- Penguin: 2.6 mi
- Mjolnir: 2.8 mi
- Giant Gnome: 2.8 mi
- Mystic Blue: 3.0 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 3.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 1.3 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 1.4 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 4.1 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 4.7 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 8.8 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 10.1 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 10.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 10.5 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.6 mi
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 15.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 16.6 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 19.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 4.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 4.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 4.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 4.4 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
- Clay Head: 20.7 mi
- Crow Head: 21.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 21.7 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 22.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 23.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
- Skate Hut: 10.9 mi
- Powder House: 10.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 12.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 12.7 mi
- Old Spring: 6.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Paffard Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | N 351° | 163 m | 9.9 mi |
| Chapman Hill | NNE 14° | 158 m | 9.8 mi |
| Barns Hill | N 357° | 155 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NNE 18° | 153 m | 10.7 mi |
| Stewart Hill | N 9° | 149 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNW 344° | 144 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | N 353° | 139 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | N 2° | 139 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/536755298
Day trips start here
- Stonington · 1 mi
- Mystic · 3 mi
- Watch Hill · 4 mi
- Westerly · 4 mi
- Groton · 6 mi
- North Stonington · 6 mi
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