Nature reserve · Connecticut
Phillips Farm Preserve
Phillips Farm Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lovdal Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.45875, -73.18790
- 15.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lovdal Farm Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Fox Hollow Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Cedarland Park: 2.1 mi
- Hidden Pond Park: 2.5 mi
- Kettletown State Park: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Community House Park: 1.4 mi
- Union Square: 2.1 mi
- George Ewald Park: 2.5 mi
- Ballantine Park: 2.6 mi
- Platt Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Mount Pisgah: 1.5 mi
- Bullet Hill: 1.5 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.6 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bucks Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 1.7 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 2.8 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 3.0 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 4.8 mi
- Candle wall: 5.2 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 3.3 mi
- Zoar Beach: 5.4 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 13.8 mi
- South Beach: 14.2 mi
- Waterfront: 14.2 mi
Museums
- Old Town Hall Museum: 3.3 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 6.8 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 52
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 5.6 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.6 mi
- Poet's Circle: 8.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.6 mi
- Biblical Garden: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 49
- Southford Falls: 1.2 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 6.1 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 31
- Millstone: 1.2 mi
- Millstone: 1.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.6 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 10.4 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 8.7 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 9.9 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 9.9 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.9 mi
- Maori Head: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 5.7 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 12.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.6 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pond View: 10.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 20.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.6 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.6 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 17.1 mi
- The Silver Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 20.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Phillips Farm Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNE 27° | 292 m | 5.8 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | N 9° | 282 m | 5.8 mi |
| Andrews Hill | ENE 71° | 275 m | 5.3 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | ENE 57° | 273 m | 3.9 mi |
| Grassy Hill | NW 326° | 256 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bronson Mountain | NW 316° | 255 m | 6.2 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | NNE 28° | 252 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rucum Hill | NW 321° | 251 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1208145237
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