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Peace Nature Sanctuary

Peace Nature Sanctuary from directly overhead

Peace Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 33 m. Stewart Hill stands 149 m to the north-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Subdivision Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 7.6 miles off.

Private, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

The record

What the record says

Elevation
33 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Peace Sanctuary Trust, Inc
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.36538, -71.97104

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Mystic River Boathouse Park: 0.4 mi
  • Historic Site of Pequot War Massacre: 0.5 mi
  • Mystic Academy Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mystic Little League Field: 0.6 mi
  • Mystic River Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
Museums: 59
Beaches: 53
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 22
  • Mystic Blue: 0.4 mi
  • John Kelley Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Mjolnir: 0.9 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 0.9 mi
  • Penguin: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cascade: 2.5 mi
  • Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 16
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 0.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Factory Pond: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Peace Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stewart HillNNE 31°149 m9.0 mi
Ayer HillN 5°144 m8.1 mi
Wintechog HillNNE 20°139 m7.0 mi
Cossaduck HillNNE 26°139 m8.1 mi
Swantown HillNNE 18°132 m7.9 mi
Church HillNNW 346°120 m6.5 mi
Lantern HillNNE 12°118 m6.7 mi
Gungywamp HillWNW 300°108 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:25
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1115:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard154 obs
  • Monarch71 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant67 obs
  • Painted Turtle62 obs
  • Osprey62 obs
  • House Sparrow52 obs
  • American Herring Gull50 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee49 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43440262

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