Plimpton Preserve
Plimpton Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sterling City Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lyme Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 22.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sterling City Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Czikowsky Hill: 0.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill Preserve: 1.1 mi
- McIntosh Pond: 1.2 mi
- Mount Archer Woods: 1.3 mi
- Hamburg Fair: 0.5 mi
- Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
- Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Municipal Triangle: 3.5 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 0.5 mi
- The Eagle: 1.6 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 1.7 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 5.2 mi
- Nickerson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tiffany Hill: 1.1 mi
- Brown Hill: 1.1 mi
- Honey Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Archer: 1.3 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 3.5 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 4.3 mi
- Florence Griswold Museum: 4.5 mi
- Lyme Art Association: 4.6 mi
- Poverty Island Beach: 7.6 mi
- White Sand Beach: 7.8 mi
- Miami Beach: 8.0 mi
- Soundview Beach: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Neck State Beach: 8.2 mi
- Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Cascade: 5.3 mi
- Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Chapman Falls: 6.5 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 2.3 mi
- tri-town marker: 3.7 mi
- turtle rock: 4.6 mi
- Historic Ferry: 5.2 mi
- Devil's Oven: 6.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Gingers Garden: 10.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 12.0 mi
- Laurel Walk: 12.0 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 6.9 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 7.3 mi
- Sparky: 12.3 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 12.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 13.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 0.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 6.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 18.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 18.5 mi
- Chimney Corner: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 9.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 11.9 mi
- Powder House: 11.9 mi
- Old Spring: 18.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Plimpton Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNW 348° | 179 m | 5.0 mi |
| Maynard Hill | NE 46° | 174 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 322° | 167 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Archer | NW 318° | 136 m | 1.3 mi |
| Beckwith Hill | NE 52° | 135 m | 6.6 mi |
| Dolbia Hill | NNE 13° | 134 m | 5.2 mi |
| Walnut Hill | ENE 57° | 131 m | 6.0 mi |
| Grassy Hill | ENE 76° | 129 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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