Pigeon Swamp Preserve
Pigeon Swamp Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Obwebetuck Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.9 miles off.
Trail Map: https://joshuastrusttest.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PigeonSwamp_Trails_04242018.pdf
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Trust
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 14.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 3.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Obwebetuck Hill: 0.9 mi
- Kick Hill: 1.2 mi
- Babcock Hill: 1.3 mi
- Gates Hill: 2.3 mi
- Owunnegunset Hill: 2.3 mi
- South Ridge Park: 2.3 mi
- Aspinall Recreation Complex: 2.4 mi
- Shetucket Plains Road Park: 2.4 mi
- Gauthier Field: 2.9 mi
- Windham Mills State Heritage Park: 3.3 mi
- Johnathan Trumbull Jr. House: 2.6 mi
- William Beaumont House: 2.7 mi
- Lebanon Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 3.4 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 2.7 mi
- plaque: 3.0 mi
- Wilcox Mill: 8.5 mi
- Wilcox Mill (Site of): 8.5 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 9.0 mi
- Ayers Gap Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Schalk Road Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section): 3.3 mi
- Sprague Land Preserve (Mukluk Section): 3.5 mi
- Precilla Friedman Property: 3.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.0 mi
- Windy: 3.4 mi
- Swifty: 3.4 mi
- Manny: 3.5 mi
- Willy: 3.5 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 10.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 2.9 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 3.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 6.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 6.7 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 8.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 3.7 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 4.2 mi
- fern and rock garden: 6.8 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 10.5 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 14.5 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.9 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 21.7 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 23.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 9.1 mi
- Flag Rock: 16.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 21.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 14.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.8 mi
- Powder House: 22.2 mi
- Picnic: 24.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 4.3 mi
- Old Spring: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Pigeon Swamp Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | NNE 30° | 240 m | 10.3 mi |
| Post Hill | W 273° | 239 m | 8.3 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNE 27° | 235 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 26° | 232 m | 9.2 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NE 37° | 221 m | 10.2 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NE 44° | 220 m | 8.3 mi |
| Wormwood Hill | N 356° | 212 m | 10.6 mi |
| Utley Hill | WNW 284° | 209 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/812988678
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 3 mi
- Willimantic · 4 mi
- Norwich · 9 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 10 mi
- Storrs · 10 mi
- Montville · 14 mi
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